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Building A Rain Garden
By Kathleen Harvey, AAP Columnist
There is an old saying: “April showers bring May flowers.” We’ve had a wet spring, which has brought a bounty of beautiful, fragrant flowers in many colors, sizes, and shapes. But what if there is a low spot on your property, one that turns into a large puddle every time it rains? It won’t take much for that space to become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, or a mud puddle for pets and children. One way to solve the problem is by building a rain garden, a space filled with flowers and shrubs that benefit from periodic flooding.
