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This article is about planted installations designed to capture surface runoff in an amended soil.  <br>
 
This article is about planted installations designed to capture surface runoff in an amended soil.  <br>
 
For more highly engineered systems, see [[Bioretention cells]]. <br>
 
For more highly engineered systems, see [[Bioretention cells]]. <br>
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[[File:Rain Garden Schematic.png|thumb|Schematic illustrating the components of a rain garden.]]
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[[Feil:Wheelwright Aug 15 2012 (14) 550x550.jpg|thumb|Disconnected downspout routing water into a rain garden.]]
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===Overview===
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==Overview==
<p>Rain gardens capture roof, lawn and driveway runoff from low to medium density residential lots.  These can be simple gardens constructed by the homeowner as a retrofit, or they can be professionally designed into a residential development.  
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Rain gardens capture roof, lawn and driveway runoff from low to medium density residential lots.  These can be simple gardens constructed by the homeowner as a retrofit, or they can be professionally designed into a residential development.  
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{{textbox|1=Rain gardens are ideal for:  
{{TextBox|1=Rain gardens are ideal for:  
   
*Capturing the flow from disconnected downspouts
 
*Capturing the flow from disconnected downspouts
 
*Community design/build projects for raising awareness about stormwater capture and functional landscapes}}
 
*Community design/build projects for raising awareness about stormwater capture and functional landscapes}}
<p><strong>The fundamental components of a rain garden are:</strong>
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<strong>The fundamental components of a rain garden are:</strong>
 
*An amended soil mix
 
*An amended soil mix
*Suitable planting </p>
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*Suitable planting
<p><strong>Additional components may include:</strong>
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<strong>Additional components may include:</strong>
 
*A splash pad of rocks to prevent the downspout flow from eroding the soil
 
*A splash pad of rocks to prevent the downspout flow from eroding the soil
 
*An overflow channel to another are of garden
 
*An overflow channel to another are of garden
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==Planning Considerations==
===Planning Considerations===
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==Design==
===Design===
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==Incentives and Credits==
===Incentives and Credits===
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<h3>In Ontario</h3>
<h4>In Ontario</h4>
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==See Also==
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*[[Bioretention cells]]
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*[[Downspout disconnection]]
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==External Links==
Rain Garden Schematic.png|Schematic illustrating the components of a rain garden.
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*[https://rainscapeto.ca/ RainScapeTO]
Wheelwright Aug 15 2012 (14) 550x550.jpg| Disconnected downspout routing water into a rain garden.
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===See Also===
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<li>[[Bioretention cells]]</li>
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<li>[[Downspout disconnection]]</li>
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===External Links===
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<li>[https://rainscapeto.ca/ RainScapeTO] </li>
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