Comments on: It’s Raining Flowers, So Hold Your Water

By: Harley Haygood

Harley Haygood — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:03:57 +0000

Hey I like your post !

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By: jacky

jacky — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:37:51 +0000

Rich, No question is dumb! If installed correctly, a rain garden shouldn’t create standing water, instead, it should provide a way for water to percolate from the surface to below the surface, not only helping thirsty plants, but also reducing standing water and run off. Plants will take up lots of water so even if ground water is close to the surface, the garden should function just fine. You can certainly feel free to post this on Orlando’s Information Directory. Thanks!

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By: Water Resources Education Network

Water Resources Education Network — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:39:19 +0000

Rich, On a related note, many people utilize a rain barrel or 2 in conjunction with their rain garden. The SW Fla Water Management District developed a Rain Barrel Guide for Florida residents that we posted at http://wren.palwv.org/library/documents/FLrain_barrels_guide.pdf.
You might want to check with them to see if they might have FLA sppecific rain garden recommendations or Fact Sheets etc.
and we have a lot more good sites to check for for rain garden info at our rainggarden webpage: http://wren.palwv.org/RainGardensandRainBarrels.html

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By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:58:41 +0000

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By: Rich Bianco

Rich Bianco — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:42:13 +0000

Hi,
This may be a dumb question, but is this something that should be considered in a rainy climate like Florida? I’m afraid that the excess water would attract mosquitoes and/or other mold/mildew problems. Our water table is extremely shallow in some areas only a couple of feet.
I run an Orlando Information Website and would like to repost this with permission, but would first like to see if it is valid for FL.
May I have permission to repost this on 411 Orlando Information Directory? Please advise.
Thank you ,
Rich Bianco

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By: Hope Wynns

Hope Wynns — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:29:44 +0000

I am so glad I came across this. My daughter has been doing a project at school about composting and making better use of resources. I will pass on these links about how to make a rain garden. Helping reduce the toxins that get into water supplies is great. Anything that can reduce the toxins in our environment has to help our overall health and who better to learn about that than our children.

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By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:53:58 +0000

That’s a great question! Well, it’s actually the plants and the dirt that make up the rain garden that do the real work. When installed properly, with the right layers of mulch, sand, gravel and native plants, the garden helps to reduce the speed and the amount of rainwater that would normally go straight into a storm sewer or other conveyance and then, from there, into the stream. So as the water slowly goes into the garden, the layers help to trap and filter out pollutants. And, so the garden helps to return cleaner water to nearby streams. The gardens also help reduce flooding by sending the water back underground instead of into the street. If you’d like to learn more about how this works, check out these links from some state and local organizations. http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/topic/raingarden/stormwater.htm
http://www.epa.gov/nps/toolbox/other/cwc_raingardenbrochure.pdf

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By: Becca

Becca — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:33:41 +0000

This seems like a really cool idea, but I am confused, how exactly does it work? You said that a rain garden can save pet waste and other pollutants from going into local rivers, does it filter things out of the water so that they don’t pollute the rivers or does it actually grow a garden?
thank you for your clarifictaion,
Becca ♥

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By: rainy

rainy — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:02:12 +0000

Rain gardens really are very cool. I have one in my backyard and it worked really well in the spring this year.

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