A host of tools including a garden sizing calculator, sizing map, soil drainage map, cost calculator, and Miss Utility phone line help homeowners make important decisions about rain garden implementation.Ĭhoosing plants for a rain garden can be challenging, but the embedded plant catalog, which is adapted to each state's recommended species, will make the selection process simple. The app includes video tutorials to walk the owner through each step in designing and installing a rain garden. The app, which is now available in Maryland for iPhone and soon Android phones, assists the user in design, plant selection, and installation of a rain garden in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey. The Rain Garden app (external link) developed by The Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) at the University of Connecticut walks homeowners through each step of rain garden installa tion. Learn more about rain gardens here B uild a Rain Garden with the Rain Garden Ap p Rain gardens offer multiple benefits to the community and the local environment, including: Rain gardens typically are used to reduce residential rooftop runoff or impervious surfaces on residential property. Rain gardens are planted with native plants, and include a soil media and mulch. A rain garden is a planted depression in the landscape that collects and allows rainwater runoff from hard surfaces to be absorbed.
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