5 Steps to Build a Serene Rain Garden
Pretty and practical, this landscaping technique is also good for the environment
by Jodi Helmer, AARP, April 13, 2021 |
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Rain Dog Designs
Creating a rain garden in your yard can be good for the environment, cut down on lawn maintenance and bring beauty to what might otherwise be a soggy patch of earth.
Planted in depressions in the landscape where water tends to pool, rain gardens fit into your topography: Choose colorful native wildflowers for a cottage garden or grasses and sedges for a contemporary presentation. The goal is to capture stormwater runoff and divert it into the garden to solve a landscape problem, turning an eyesore into an attractive focal point.
Where to see beautiful bluebonnets in around Texas this spring If you re wild about wildflowers, check out these Texas spots in full bloom. April is that magnificent month when bluebonnets blanket fields, pop up in parks, and dot roadways in every corner of Texas. Our beloved state flower got a later start this year due to drought conditions last fall, and early plants got walloped in February s historic winter storm, experts say. While 2021 may not be a blockbuster wildflower season, the colors will still be beautiful around Texas for the next few weeks. In fact, with 2020 s travel restrictions behind us, plans for spring bluebonnet festivals (presented safely amid the ongoing pandemic) are full speed ahead in hot spots like Burnet (April 9-11), Chappell Hill (April 10-11), Ennis (April 16-18), and Fredericksburg (April 24).
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Where to see beautiful bluebonnets in DFW and around Texas this spring Is there anything prettier than a sunset over bluebonnets in Texas?
Photo by Steven Ng April is that magnificent month when bluebonnets blanket fields, pop up in parks, and dot roadways in every corner of Texas. Our beloved state flower got a later start this year due to drought conditions last fall, and early plants got walloped in February s historic winter storm, experts say. While 2021 may not be a blockbuster wildflower season, the colors will still be beautiful around Texas for the next few weeks. In fact, with 2020 s travel restrictions behind us, plans for spring bluebonnet festivals (presented safely amid the ongoing pandemic) are full speed ahead in hot spots like Burnet (April 9-11), Chappell Hill (April 10-11), Ennis (April 16-18), and Fredericksburg (April 24).
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