Gardening for Stormwater and Wildlife: Building a Backyard Rain Garden 

Learn from a rain-garden expert how to direct stormwater runoff from your roof and other hardscape into a sunken garden full of native plants. Find out the role trees play in preventing flooding and see several beautiful rain gardens. Amy Mead gave this presentation for the North Carolina Native Plant Society, SE Coastal Chapter. Amy is an Area Natural Resources Agent for NC Cooperative Extension. She serves Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender Counties.