Can someone please help us and give us some ideas!

Hi Krystal, The front yard slope makes it difficult for a rain garden installation. you may be able to insert something with large boulder retaining on the downhill side, but I would be very wary of that. An engineered bioretention system (concrete walls, stormwater basin and overflow) might be possible but I worry about the architectural style of your home and making that work. Best to work with and hire a local landscape designer to navigate this landscape challenge! You can check your local listing for APLD: Assoc. of Professional Landscape Designers and find a Certified Landscape Designer who could help you out. www.apld.org. Find a Designer feature. Good luck!

Rain Dog Designs suggests a tiered or terraced rain garden. Take a look at these photos of a similarly sloped rain garden we recently designed and installed in Kirkland, WA We can suggest a planting plan if you like. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.584205414945487.1073741844.155125307853502&type=1&l=df0edff6a9
and https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.583684561664239.1073741842.155125307853502&type=1&l=2cc14323c2

Beautiful gardens, Rain Dog. Isn't there a problem collecting water so near the home's foundation/porch area?

Hi mcbriec - no problem here as water flows away from the foundation. Need to be at least 10 feet away.

I believe you said you're in Wisconsin -here's a great link on rain gardens from the University of Wisconsin : http://bluethumb.org/media/docs/UW_how_to.pdf