Gardening for Stormwater and Wildlife: Building a Backyard Rain Garden

Learn from a rain-garden expert how to direct stormwater runoff from your roof and other hardscape into a sunken garden full of native plants. Find out the role trees play in preventing flooding and see several beautiful rain gardens. Amy Mead gave this presentation for the North Carolina Native Plant Society, SE Coastal Chapter. Amy is an Area Natural Resources Agent for NC Cooperative Extension. She serves Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender Counties.

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Why don't you use the water from the rain barrel? Just curious. I have read that I shouldn't use water from rain barrel on my veggies because it has toxin collected from the roof and whatever that's in gutters.. but I also feel like tap water isn't best either. Plenty of chemicals there. Your thoughts?