Rain gardens deliver beauty while also contributing to environmental stewardship.
Rain gardens represent a perfect melding of ecological functionality and landscaping beauty, and our team at Garden Environments is proud to help clients located in the Watts Hospital-Hillandale area of Durham, North Carolina, create them at their homes or businesses. These thoughtfully designed depressions capture and filter stormwater and runoff with the help of native plants. They’re more than just functional, however. They’re also testaments to the beauty and resiliency of water-loving plants, transforming necessary infrastructure into captivating focal points.
The environmental benefits of rain gardens extend well beyond the properties they’re on. By capturing runoff from roofs, driveways, and other impervious surfaces, these gardens prevent pollutants from entering storm drains and waterways. The layers of soil and plants act as a filter, removing sediments, oils, and chemicals so that clean water is what percolates into the groundwater, not filthy runoff. The process also helps reduce flooding and erosion.
Our thoughtfully designed rain gardens showcase the beauty of plants that thrive in fluctuating moisture conditions. We use a diverse mix of native plants that offer seasonal color and an excellent habitat for pollinators and other beneficial species. Through the careful selection of plants that can withstand both drought and temporary flooding, we craft resilient rain gardens that become more established and beautiful with time.
Each of our rain gardens is designed specifically for the property on which it will be located, so no two are exactly alike. We calculate optimal size, grading, and plant placement to ensure maximum water capture and infiltration while reducing erosion and standing water. The end result is a landscape that performs its job while also providing visual interest, no matter the weather.
If you’d like to learn more about rain gardens or are interested in exploring how we can design one for your property, reach out to our team today.
At Garden Environments, we create rain gardens in the Triangle area of North Carolina, including Durham (including the Southpoint, Trinity Park, and Watts Hospital-Hillandale areas), Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill, Pittsboro, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Wake Forest, Creedmoor, Morrisville, Apex, Holly Springs, and surrounding areas.