Aldertree Garden

Specializing in Native Plants for the Washington DC Area

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Rain Gardens

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

What a poetic sounding name: rain garden.  A rain garden  looks like a flower garden filled with colorful natives.  The magic of a rain garden lies beneath the surface.  A rain garden has been excavated deeper than is typical for a flower bed.  Some of that excavated soil is moved elsewhere on the property. The remaining topsoil  [...]