Marilynn Torkelson was a traditional gardener who filled her yard with lush ornamental plants. Then she attended a rain garden workshop and learned about the impact of lawns and ...

It didn’t take long for volunteers who created a rain garden in Hidden Valley Park to see the fruits of their labor. “Fifteen minutes after we finished, it rained pretty hard,” said Wiley Buck of ...

Both rain gardens were originally stocked with appropriate vegetation by the contractors that constructed them, but need maintenance, according to township Planning Director Cassandra Schmick.

but it really will end up benefiting the Credit River and Minnesota River.” Target Environmental Services, Green River Greening and the city of Savage partnered to construct the rain garden ...