Creating a Rain Garden

Here you will find a wide variety of resources to help you, your school, or your family create a rain garden of your own.

Rain Garden Workshop - October 1, 2008

NJ Native Plant Society Rain Garden Manual


Rain Garden Fact Sheet & Brochure (Rutgers Cooperative Extension)

Rain Garden Handbook (Washington State)

Home Rain Garden Manual (Wisconsin DNR)

Benefits of Rain Gardens

Rain Garden Fact Sheet

Design Specifications

Rain Gardens of West Michigan

The Rain Garden Network

Wisconsin Rain Gardens

Designing a School Rain Garden

About Native Plants


"Low Maintenance Landscaping for the Barnegat Bay Watershed"

Because You've Got Better Things to do than Maintain your Yard!

It covers topics ranging from pruning & fertilizing and also recommends perennials and grasses suited to our area.  This 52- page publication is available for free download or by mail by sending $2.00 postage and handling to OCSCD, Homeowners Guide, 714 Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731. It is available FREE for pick-up at our office between the hours of 7 AM & 4 PM M-F.





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