Link to CORGI’s Facebook rain garden video

We regularly receive questions about Brook Run and refer to the project for those municipalities and residents interested in rain gardens. The variety of garden designs and their visibility often provide much-needed education and motivation. Dr. Jay Martin, Professor of Ecological Engineering at The Ohio State University, continues to facilitate water quality tests with students. Read More

How is a rain garden different from any other garden?

The main difference is that they’re created in man-made or natural depressions, rather than being flat or mounded on the surface. Their purpose is to create a space where stormwater runoff pools temporarily, preventing polluted water from entering our streams and creeks. Deep-rooted native prairie plants, especially those that thrive in moist or wet soils, are often used and sometimes soil amendment is added.

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Click this link to view or download 2012?s 2nd issue of The Rain Gardener: vol3issue3

An updated report with our neighborhood rain garden project information, data, and costs is now available! Click here to view or download: brook run project report_may2012

Yet again, the plants have come back and some are already blooming in our neighborhood rain garden project at Brook Run. Here are some photos of what’s currently blooming and how the rain gardens look:

Click this link to view or download 2012’s 2nd issue of The Rain Gardener: vol3issue2

Click here to view/download 2012’s first issue of The Rain Gardener.

This year has been a record-setting year of rain fall here in central Ohio. In Westerville where our Brook Run rain gardens are located, their local rainfall tallies 56.54″. The annual average is 38.5″. That’s 46.8% more rain than what is expected! Even still, the residential and right-of-way rain gardens at Brook Run have held up nicely, helping to prevent this unprecedented amount of rain and the pollutants it carries from entering our local waterways.