If you Google rain gardens, you will be informed that there are 122,000 entries on this subject. Just out of curiosity, I went to a number of the sites listed to see what kind of information was available. I am happy to say that if you are an experienced gardener with vast knowledge of gardening techniques and field experience with hundreds of plants, you can probably find the information you need to create your rain garden. If you're not, you'll find just enough information to whet your appetite but no where near enough to actually design and install your garden.
And what if you're new to gardening? What if you don't know how to choose the best tools, know nothing about creating any type of garden and even less about what is required to take it from an idea to an in-the-ground landscape feature.
Yes, I'm going to plug my Rain Garden Handbook now.
Over the many years that I've worked with clients, I've found the biggest impediment to their gardening success was lack of understanding of the basic principles of gardening, those being how to select your garden site, understand the cultural requirements of the plants you specify for your garden, purchase healthy plants and plant them properly and then know how to provide the needed support until they become established. Oh, and what do you do to maintain your garden, what is required season by season.
So my book, The Rain Garden Handbook will help you learn everything you need to know to become a first class gardener. It contains detailed information for a very good reason. No matter whether you live in Michigan, Montana, or North Carolina, there are plenty of good plant materials and soil amendments available so that you can create the best rain garden possible for your agricultural zone.
Gardens should thrive, not just survive. Let's make a rain garden together!
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