Events2Join

Why do plants and gardens green up better after some rain ...


RESETTING YOUR GARDEN AFTER THE RAINS

Heavy and prolonged rains cause “leaching” where essential nutrients and trace elements are effectively washed out of the soil and need to be ...

The Joy of Gardening in the Rain - Miracle-Gro

Bid weeds goodbye. Those little green interlopers are much, much easier to pull when the soil is wet. Dig in the dirt. If you' ...

Does Lightning Make Grass Greener? - Garden Myths

The air contains 78% nitrogen and during lightning some of this is converted to nitrogen dioxide, which dissolves in rain drops, and falls on your lawn. This ...

Rain garden - Wikipedia

Rain gardens, also called bioretention facilities, are one of a variety of practices designed to increase rain runoff reabsorption by the soil.

What are the best native plants for a rain garden?

Why plant a native rain garden? · Native plants save water: after the first year of getting established, native plants are happy with just rain · Native plants ...

5 Great Plants for Rain Gardens - Home Nursery

With the help of a properly installed rain garden, 30% more rainwater is retained in the soil. In the process, up to 90% of nutrients & ...

Proper Watering Keeps Plants Healthy | The Morton Arboretum

Trees and plants can only absorb water through their roots. If you're watering by hand with a hose nozzle or watering wand, direct the water toward the base of ...

Rain Garden Benefits and Tips: Divert, Capture, & Filter Rainwater

The garden can also absorb the water from your rain barrel overflow and downspouts, and filter water before it reaches the sewer system. Not only is a rain ...

How to Build a Rain Garden | Sunday Lawn Care

Gardens provide a space for you and your family to relax, recreate in nature, and enjoy beautiful blooms year after year. But rain gardens are more than just a ...

Rain barrels in the home landscape | UMN Extension

Rainwater is slightly acidic and may contain minerals that benefit plants. How to use rain barrel water. Water collected in a rain barrel is not considered a ...

Ever wondered why everything looks so lush and green after the ...

It's because rainwater is loaded with all the good stuff that plants love! 🌧 Rainwater contains dissolved nitrates, which is the most ...

How to Make a Simple Rain Garden to Solve Stormwater Problems

This water-smart landscape feature is designed to catch and filter rainwater runoff with the help of native plants.

Rain Gardens Blog Director, Robert Gunther ... - Park Forest

o Buy plants from a good nursery, with staff that understand native plants and rain gardens. ... The flower is a panicle of “spikelets” up to 14” long with bright ...

What Do Plants Have to Do with Flooding? | New York Botanical ...

That's why plants that survive in wetlands have means of getting oxygen to their roots. They have specific adaptations to the chemistry and ...

Front Yard Rain Garden and Berm | Midwest Permaculture

Here's is the berm a bit later as it is beginning to green up. What has been ... Why bury perfectly good topsoil beneath a path when we could be growing more ...

What to Watch for After a Cool, Wet Spring | Minter Country Garden

Lack of nutrients generally cause yellowing foliage, and excess rain/irrigation can leach essential nutrients out of the soil. Feed your plants ...

Stop runoff and please pollinators with a rain garden | Iowa Public ...

One way to stop runoff is by planting a rain garden. These landscaped depressions intercept and filter rainwater coming off hard surfaces like lawns, roofs and ...

The Way Water Behaves: Rain Gardens and Native Plants—Where ...

Rain gardens put plants to work to soak up rainwater and provide habitat for beneficial wildlife and insects. A mix of native perennials, shrubs, and grasses ...

After all this rain, Dan Gill explains how to care for your drenched ...

This is called root rot. If root rot sets in, a plant will not likely recover even if soil conditions improve. The affected plant ...