Rain runoff landscaping

A backyard rain garden catches stormwater so it can seep into the soil instead of washing into drains and sewers. Follow our guide and make your own.

Building a rain garden takes a bit more work than traditional flower beds, but it's not that difficult. Follow these detailed steps to install one yourself.

If your yard floods after a heavy rain, you may be looking for ways to correct the problem. Here, we discuss landscaping for poor drainage! Read more at OwnTheYard.com!

When it rains, it pours. So much so that heavy rainfall flows quickly off of roofs and onto some form of paved surface, occasionally with unintended consequences. With the installation of a rain garden in

DIY rock river beds. Free and fast way to divert the rain water from your gutter downspouts.

When you plant a rain garden, you help the environment, filtering runoff and protecting groundwater. You can also have a beautiful garden!

Rain gardens use run-off from roofs, driveways, other impervious surfaces. Rainwater is used by native plants rather than running to the storm sewer or ditch.

Diverting water away from your home's foundation is key to avoiding erosion over time. However, traditional gutters get clogged a lot, and they don't look super pretty, either. If you're looking for a different solution for your home, you...

It's a beautiful flower bed—and a reservoir for yard and roof runoff

Better than those ugly black hoses.

Learn how to build a rain garden that captures rainwater runoff from hard surfaces, such as a roof or pavement, for irrigation or to reduce water pollution.

How to Design a Rain Garden - Storm-runoff gardens can create a beautiful and practical solution

Created waterfall and small creek bed that carries rain water away from house. It becomes a dry creek bed that adds a natural touch of nature. Will add a couple of plants. I'm loving it!

To have a head start of what you can do, here are some drainage ditch landscaping ideas for you to refer from.

A dry creek bed can be a great idea to solve problems like redirecting drainage away from a home. Here is how to make a dry creek bed in your garden.