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The north corner of my back yard has been a problem for me and the previous home owners. During a rain (or snow) storm, the water from my neighbors' yards flows into that area and fills it with about 3 inches of water that takes a few days to drain. The yard is surrounded by at least 30 arborvitaes. In this northern corner of the yard, the previous owners had to replace about 10 of the arborvitaes (twice) and I now need to replace 5 more. After reading your article and checking out a few of the links, I think the trees are struggling with the boggy area in that corner of the yard. The rain garden seems like the perfect solution for this area. Thanks for the article and the very helpful links.
Thank you so much for letting me know, michaeljo. This is a new concept and it's just fascinating. There is a monster mall close to us that has used this type of method to help control run off and filter the rain water going into the river. The plants can be just lovely and very subtle. Something nice in the middle of all that concrete.
