For all who missed the story on Carol’s rain garden on the Chicago Sun-Times’ GreenHouse page on June 22, I have posted the photograph that accompanied it. Carol will put an updated photo on our blog so you can see how it has grown in just a few weeks. It is a great way to use your rainwater runoff from a garage or house to supplement your watering regime. Carol also dug shallow trenches for a variety of her plants’ needs. That way, her plant list can be much longer. Even the Sedum ‘Black Jack’ are more robust with the added water. Everyone should see this as an opportunity to plant another garden or add more ‘free’ water to an existing one. Anything to add, Carol?
We have a plant list if anyone would like it. We can post it too. Let us know.
Also, EarthWild Gardens sells rain garden and native plants for the Midwest. It is good local company in Lake County, Illinois, that cares about making a positive impact on the environment by the plants that they offer.
More information at www.EarthWildGardens.com.
—Susan
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