By Julie Baca
Rain gardens are a great option for managing stormwater runoff on a residential property, filtering pollutants out of the stormwater and helping to address flooding and erosion.
Here are some resources to get you started designing a rain garden for your yard, including a plant list for the rain garden CCF is building at our Mill Pond Overlook Trail, and an informative rain gardens fact sheet produced by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management.