Build a Rain Garden

Homeowners are catching on to rain gardens, a shallow depression in a yard that collects rainwater and sports a variety of flowers, shrubs and grasses.

$100 rain garden grants available in 2010

Planning to landscape in spring? By installing a rain garden into your landscape to manage stormwater from your home, you could be eligible for up to $100 from the City and East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. Grant rules and installation guidelines will be available in February. The City will also offer a free rain garden workshop at the end of March.

For more information contact Keri Handaly at 503-618-2657 or Keri.Handaly@GreshamOregon.gov

Getting started

Rain Garden Construction Manual
Downspout Disconnection Information
Rain Garden Plant List (Sun and Shade)
Rain Garden Sunny Plant Palette
Rain Garden Shady Plant Palette 

Native Plant Suppliers

More Gardening Tips 

Free rain garden assistance

Gresham residents are eligible for free rain garden site visits from City staff. At these home visits, we offer free advice on how to build rain gardens, where a rain garden is suitable in the landscape and information on planting with native plants. Contact Jamie Stamberger at 503-618-2793 or Jamie.Stamberger@GreshamOregon.gov

Visit Gresham's public Lewis and Clark Discovery Rain Garden