Our yard before the rain garden and during construction

Our yard before the rain garden had very uneven ground and old grass and weeds. Whenever it rained, water would just accumulate in large puddles.
Note that this side of our house has two downspouts. These two downspouts will feed our rain garden.

Our yard before the rain garden

Our rain garden was dug by a team of professional landscapers from Antesco Construction. They were hired to create a flagstone patio and even out our yard. We took advantage of their presence with  the right equipment to dig the rain garden.

Digging the rain garden