Rain gardens and backyard wetlands are a great inexpensive way to improve local water quality and enhance the aesthetics of your property.  Rain gardens and backyard wetlands are both considered Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs).  Rain gardens are best suited in areas with sandy, well drained soils where as backyard wetlands are best suited for properties with clay soils that drain poorly.

Wetlands are considered nature’s sponges.  They are the natural answer to water filtration and purification by reducing nutrients, filtering out sediments, precipitating metals, breaking down toxic compounds, and digesting pathogens.  There are several applications for wetland filters.  Clients who wish to keep a lot of large fish will require a filtration system that is sufficient to keep up with the wastes these fish produce.  Many of our clients have “green thumbs” and are attracted to all of the new types of plants that can be grown in a water feature.  Creating a wetland filter off to the side of the pond will provide the perfect planting bed for a variety of water plants.