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A residential rain garden in Minneapolis.

How to Maintain Your Rain Garden: Simple Steps to a Beautiful, Water-Friendly Landscape

So you’ve finished building a rain garden. You feel proud — and rightfully so! You know that rain gardens help filter stormwater runoff before it enters local lakes and streams, […]
August 23, 2018
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A child raking leaves in autumn.

Master the Art of Fall Yard Care

Fall is a beautiful time to be outdoors in Minnesota — which is fortunate, because it’s also a critical time for yard care. Cooling temperatures make fall the perfect season […]
October 7, 2016
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A rain garden in front of the East Side Storage and Maintenance Facility.

Watch Volunteers Build a Rain Garden in 79 Seconds

’Tis the season for building rain gardens — those bowl-shaped landscape features filled with native plants that help stormwater runoff soak into the ground. Rain gardens are an increasingly popular […]
June 30, 2016
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