
Storm Water Bioswales and Rain Gardens.
WildLawn transforms barren storm water features into functional wildlife habitat.
Ask your engineer, landscape architect, or municipality to request WildLawn assistance with your rain garden or stormwater feature.
Creating a successful stormwater feature is challenging. Fluctuating water levels play havoc with most native plants. WildLawn re-engineers rain gardens and bioswales to hold copious amounts of water in the soil, hidden from view and away from mosquitoes, to keep plants properly hydrated between rain events.
Plus, WildLawn knows which native plants can tolerate wide swings in soil moisture; not just any plant will do. Our in-house nursery provides us with the perfect plants to survive the rain garden condition. Most other firms lack access to these special rain garden plants.
The images below tell the story of how WildLawn converted a dry drainage ditch into a healthy pollinator habitat in just a few short weeks.
Completed Bioswale Transformation
Drainage Ditch in Front Yard
Drainage Ditch in Front Yard
Stream Construction
Erosion Control
Adding Rocks, Logs, and Plants
Initial Weeding
Stream Features Slow and Hold Water
Pools and Riffles
Large Boulders for Basking
Pools for macroinvertebrates
Native plants outcompete weeds
Broad saturated areas for butterfly puddling