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Rain Gardens
Rain Garden Reference Materials:
- The Demonstration Rain Garden - Journal of Extension, April 2008
- An Introduction to Rain Gardens - Rutgers Cooperative Extension
- Rain Gardens, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet #513, February 2006
- NJ Native Plant Society Rain Garden Manual
- Rain Garden - A household way to improve water quality in your community - University of Wisconsin-Extension
- Rain Gardens, A how-to manual for homeowners -
University of Wisconsin-Extension
- Landscaped Rain Gardens Offer Stormwater Control -
Nonpoint Source News-Notes, October 2001, Issue #66
- The New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, Chapter 9.1 Standard for Bioretention Systems - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- Design of Backyard Rain Gardens - Landscaper Training Program for Rain Gardens
- Soil Texture Triangle - Landscaper Training Program for Rain Gardens, Fact Sheet 29, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, 2007
We encourage you to visit our demonstration rain garden sites listed below. The demonstration sites were designed and constructed in partnership with Rutgers Cooperative Extension county staff and Master Gardeners.
- Walnut Avenue School – 370 Walnut Avenue, Cranford, NJ
- Fanwood Memorial Library – North Ave. & Tillotson Rd., Fanwood, NJ
- Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County ( EARTH Center) - 42 Riva Ave., North Brunswick, NJ 08902-4734
- Woodbridge Board of Health (rear of the building) - George Frederick Plaza, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
- Hanson House/Hanson Park Conservancy - 38 Springfield Ave., Cranford, NJ
- Rahway River Association - 337 E Milton Ave, Rahway, NJ
Photo coming soon!
- Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County – 1200 North Delsea Drive, Clayton, NJ
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center (at the Events Center entrance) -1501 Glasstown Road, Millville, NJ
Photo coming soon!
Others are coming soon in Springfield, NJ and Freehold, NJ!
