ST. LOUIS – With the recent heavy rains, many are wondering how to protect their homes from flooding. One option for homeowners and businesses is not only functional but beautiful. A prime example of ...

Stormwater runoff can quickly drain a homeowner’s wallet. The flooding erodes yards, soaks basements, pollutes streams and wastes a precious resource. But rainscaping – an integrated system of ...

Trying to make your garden more eco-friendly and sustainable? A rain chain might just be the handy tool you've been looking ...

Rainscaping is a combination of sustainable landscape design and management practices that prevents polluted runoff from reaching water bodies — directing stormwater to be absorbed by plants and soils ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Rainscaping is the practice of designing landscapes to capture, absorb, and use rainwater where it falls. Rather than sending water off-site through storm drains, the water ...

Stormwater runoff can quickly drain a homeowner’s wallet. The flooding erodes yards, soaks basements, pollutes streams and wastes a precious resource. But rainscaping — an integrated system of ...

Water is arguably the most important ingredient of a successful garden. Not enough can slowly kill even the most drought-tough plants, while too much can rot roots and lead to the same outcome. A hose ...

In this Feb. 11, 2013 photo, art complements science on this settlement pond in Seattle's Northgate neighborhood. Sediment ponds slow the flow of storm water, allowing particles and pollutants to ...

Stormwater runoff can quickly drain a homeowner’s wallet. The flooding erodes yards, soaks basements, pollutes streams and wastes a precious resource. But rainscaping — an integrated system of ...

Rain gardens and related rainscaping features give homeowners a chance to be part of the stormwater and pollution solution, while serving aesthetic and functional purposes, said Bob Spencer, RainWise ...