Monday, October 6, 2008

Top Five Questions To Ask Before Making A Rain Garden



Thanks to Clackamas SWCD and partners who ordered and helped design Good Nature's new Rain Garden poster.

The art features 20 natives for Oregon, Washington and British Columbia -- and features the work of award winning artist John C. Pitcher.

Rain Garden poster we designed has specific benefits to green r/Evolutionaries who want to see our urban and suburban landscape transformed so they are again providing ecosystem services.

The art helps teach long after your rain garden workshop or conference focused on beneficial native plants is over. The front of Good Nature's poster is designed to inspire planting the right natives in the right place. Each plant is keyed out to tell you if it is better suited for wet, moist or dry areas of your rain garden.

Plants have been carefully selected to encourage biodiversity. And best yet-- the plant list was selected by experts who have planted hundreds of rain gardens in the Northwest,

Good Nature's back of the Rain Garden poster is a one page book packed with tips and links to more information exploring the benefits of adding rain gardens.

Specifically -- it answers the following questions:

Who should make a rain garden?
What plants should I select?
How do you test if your soil is good for rain gardens?
What kind of slope do I need?
Who should I contact for free advice on rain gardens?
and more.

Order your Rain Garden posters today by calling Good Nature @ 800 631 3086 or go to the website and order online. We have a special offer Buy 2 get 2 free in October, and even better discounts for master gardeners, agency outreach and education.

Best fishes,

Timothy Colman, publisher

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