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Lauren Bradbury

The best place for a rain garden - 5 things you need to consider if you never want to water your garden again

A pond in a garden surrounded by flowering plants.

While they’re a relatively new concept, rain gardens are becoming increasingly popular. After all, we don’t often get to use the UK’s wet and drizzly weather to our advantage. But if you’re thinking of adding one to your outside space, you need to know the best place for a rain garden.

Like rainscaping and keyhole gardening, this novel idea is built upon a hands-off approach. With a rain garden in your back pocket (well, in your back garden), you should - in theory - never have to water your plants or crops again. Instead, your rain garden should do it for you.

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