Stormwater Solutions: Native Plants for Rain Gardens
February 18, 2025
These native plants will thrive in your rain garden and work to soak up excess stormwater while also adding beauty and habitat.
These native plants will thrive in your rain garden and work to soak up excess stormwater while also adding beauty and habitat.
These native plants will thrive in your rain garden and work to soak up excess stormwater while also adding beauty and habitat.
Create a pollinator-friendly lawn by mowing high, delay mowing in the spring, and converting a section of grass to native plants.
Since automotive fluid leaks cause water pollution, keeping your car in good shape protects local waterways.
The crunch of salt beneath our feet in the winter is not without a cost. Instead of wasting salt, we can adopt a snow removal practice called anti-icing to reduce costs and minimize impact on the environment.
The salt on sidewalks, parking lots, and roads can help keep us safe from icy patches in the winter time, but salt isn’t good for
Road salt is an important tool for maintaining safe roads, but it has negative consequences for the environment, plants, and infrastructure.
We can all take action to protect the health of rivers and streams in northeastern Illinois.
Avoid big bills, nasty backups, and environmental harm by keeping your septic system in good shape! You can dodge most septic system issues with simple, everyday practices and periodic maintenance.
You have a few options when it comes to preparing your native plant garden for winter – either clean it up like a traditional garden or leave it be.
All the leaves you rake and bring to the curb for collection have to go somewhere. Ever wonder where the leaves from your yard ultimately end up?
We revitalized our old garden beds with a new design and new native plants. Learn what we did as well as tips for creating your own garden!
Before heading out for a day on the water, there are a few things to keep in mind to keep the river enjoyable and safe for everyone.
We’ve added a rain barrel to our native plant garden to collect chlorine-free rainwater for watering our new plants.