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This article is about planted installations designed to capture surface runoff in an amended soil.  <br>

This article is about planted installations designed to capture surface runoff in an amended soil.  <br>

For more highly engineered systems, see [[Bioretention cells]]. <br>

For more highly engineered systems, see [[Bioretention cells]]. <br>

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===Overview===

==Overview==

<p>Rain gardens capture roof, lawn and driveway runoff from low to medium density residential lots.  These can be simple gardens constructed by the homeowner as a retrofit, or they can be professionally designed into a residential development.  

Rain gardens capture roof, lawn and driveway runoff from low to medium density residential lots.  These can be simple gardens constructed by the homeowner as a retrofit, or they can be professionally designed into a residential development.  

{{textbox|1=Rain gardens are ideal for:  

{{TextBox|1=Rain gardens are ideal for:  

*Capturing the flow from disconnected downspouts

*Capturing the flow from disconnected downspouts

*Community design/build projects for raising awareness about stormwater capture and functional landscapes}}

*Community design/build projects for raising awareness about stormwater capture and functional landscapes}}

<p><strong>The fundamental components of a rain garden are:</strong>

<strong>The fundamental components of a rain garden are:</strong>

*An amended soil mix

*An amended soil mix

*Suitable planting </p>

*Suitable planting

<p><strong>Additional components may include:</strong>

<strong>Additional components may include:</strong>

*A splash pad of rocks to prevent the downspout flow from eroding the soil

*A splash pad of rocks to prevent the downspout flow from eroding the soil

*An overflow channel to another are of garden

*An overflow channel to another are of garden

 

==Planning Considerations==

===Planning Considerations===

 

==Design==

===Design===

 

==Incentives and Credits==

===Incentives and Credits===

<h3>In Ontario</h3>

<h4>In Ontario</h4>

 

==See Also==

*[[Bioretention cells]]

*[[Downspout disconnection]]

 

==External Links==

*[https://rainscapeto.ca/ RainScapeTO]

 

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===See Also===

<li>[[Bioretention cells]]</li>

<li>[[Downspout disconnection]]</li>

===External Links===

<li>[https://rainscapeto.ca/ RainScapeTO] </li>

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