Building a Rain Garden in Alberta - 12 Steps to Success
Channel: ALIDP
Date: 2020-01-01

Rain gardens mitigate flood and drought and have loads of other benefits. Most places on the prairies have clay subsoil and don't let water soak in very well, but we can still build rain gardens! Keep the depression shallow - 10 cm and make sure soil underneath is deep - about 30 cm.

Note this is a construction video. For design inspiration visit https://alidp.org.

The ALIDP is a non-profit society in Alberta, Canada, dedicated to advancing the implementation of practices in land development that will protect our water resources.

We are funded primarily by membership fees. Visit the Alberta Low Impact Development Partnership Society at https://alidp.org to learn more about the stormwater scene in Alberta.