Don’t Let Your Rain Run Down the Drain

Residential Rain Gardens

- Don’t place too close to your house to avoid wet basements

- Your yard should slope away beyond the back berms to allow for overflow

Building a Backyard Rain Garden

Smaller Projects: For Bigger Projects:

• University of Wisconsin Extension Publication

• Available On-line at:

cleanwater.uwex.edu/pubs/raingarden

Rainwater Runoff Model

Green Roof Design

Green Roof Plant List

1. Sedum 'Dragons Blood'2. Sedum Album 'Red Carpet'3. Sedum spurium 'Summer Glory'4. Sedum kamtschaticum5. Sedum Angelina6. Sedum Acre 7. Sedum sexangulare8. Sedum John Creech9. Sedum cauticola 10. Ruellia humilis 11. Allium stellatum12. Geum triflorium 13. Prairie Dropseed Grass