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Natalie Osborn

How to hang a rain chain and where to place it for the best water flow – experts share tips to make it both pretty and practical

Chelsea garden with bird boxes built into wall.

Forget clunky downpipes, jump on the rainscaping garden trend and use rain chains to guide rainwater from your roof to the ground.

‘Rain chains are living sculptures – both functional and beautiful – transforming the simple act of rainfall into a choreographed dance of light, sound, and movement,’ says landscape architect Robert Thrussell at Daniel Combes Garden Design.

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