"You'll want to locate the rain garden in a sunny spot, at least 10-13 feet away from the foundation of your house. It should get sun for at least one half of the day. Look for a naturally low spot in your yard or place the rain garden at the bottom of a slope. Remember, you'll want the water that runs off of your roof to flow into this garden, so place it accordingly. Rain gardens can be built in any size.
Once you've decided where to place your garden, you'll want to scoop out a bowl-shaped depression. The center of the depression should be approximately six inches deep and the sides of the garden should slope gradually to the middle. The dug-up dirt should be used to bolster the lowest side of the garden to ensure that water does not trickle out. Add stones, logs or other ornamental features to break up and spread out the flow of water.
Once that is done, you are ready to start planting. Choose hardy native plants for your rain garden.... Water the plants in your rain garden every other day until they are established. They won't need any further watering. Once the plants are grown, add wood mulch to your garden to increase absorbency and control weeds.
Make sure your plants don't get covered by sediment move or replace plants that aren’t thriving."
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