A bog garden is a little different from a rain garden - a bog has a liner in order to keep the soil more saturated for longer periods. Venus Fly Traps, Pitcher Plants and Sundews are some of the plants that thrive in a bog situation.

This rain garden is tucked into a high traffic area and underground drainage is piped into it. If the system is flooded during periods of very heavy rain, there is an overflow pipe that sends the excess water into a vegetated area so it does not spill out onto the walkway or parking area.

This rain garden, close to the edge of the woods, is the terminus of a long dry stream bed. Over-land runoff was previously causing drainage problems near the house, but the dry stream bed intercepts this water flow and diverts it to the rain garden.