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A rain garden is a landscaped area planted with perennial native plants that captures and filters the storm water runoff.
Rain gardens allow excess water from heavy storms to stay onsite, thereby reducing the peak flow of water to area streams. Rain gardens are attractive and they support native wildlife, including butterflies and birds.
Rain gardens are designed to completely drain in a day or two, so they do not attract mosquitoes.
Win a Rain Garden!
A rain garden is to be given away to a home owner in the Yellow Creek watershed. The contest is sponsored by the Friends of Yellow Creek.
To Enter the Rain Garden Contest
1. Verify that your home is in the Yellow Creek watershed. View a map of the watershed by going to our Action Plan page, locate the Watershed Maps heading in the left column, and click on "Yellow Creek Watershed." For more detail, you can view the sub watershed maps, too. Still unsure? Email us!
2. Complete our Rain Garden Application. (The application is a Word file, which you will need to open.)
As part of the application you'll review the Rain Garden Manual for Homeowners: Protecting our water one yard at a time. (This is a valuable resource produced by the Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District.)
You'll also do some measuring and calculating. Finally, you'll do a percolation test to assess the drainage characteristics of your soil
3. Submit your application before June 1.
Further details are included in the Application.
For More Contest Information
Application packets are also available at the Bath Township Administration Office, 3468 W. Bath Rd., Bath, OH, or call 330-666-4007 to have one mailed.
Return the completed application by June 1, 2008. Finalists will be contacted to arrange a site visit.
For questions call Nancy at 330-666-4267. Members of the Friends of Yellow Creek are not eligible for the rain garden contest.
Rain Garden Sponsors
John Vittum, Landscape Architect, Inc. Will design rain garden.
Brett Lange, Aaron Landscaping Will supply substrate materials.
Jerry Kusar, R.B. Stout Will supply excavation services.
Justin Girves, The Gardener of Bath Offered native plants and materials.
Daniel Hickin, Organic Roots Offered native plants.
Special Thank You
People at Summit Soil and Water Conservation District, especially:
Cindy Fink Will supply staff to do the site visit/visits
Sandy Barbic Supplied rain garden booklets.