Turn your yard’s low spot into a high point with a rain garden
To build a rain garden, remove 4 to 6 inches of sod and soil, fill the area with growing media and install moisture-loving plants. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter
Summer in Louisiana tends to bring afternoon downpours. Where does all that rainwater go?
Some of it is absorbed by the ground and plants. Some pools in low spots. And some turns into runoff, rushing into ditches, drains and, ultimately, natural waterways.
“Particularly in urban environments where we have a lot of impermeable surfaces, that presents a problem,” said Damon Abdi, an assistant professo…
