Getting the most from your water butt
Did you know that water butts can help prevent river pollution as well as providing water for your garden? Installing a water butt is the...
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Rain garden Resources
We've put together lots of resources to help you with your rain garden.
Getting started
If you missed our online training here are some key points to help you get started.
Please contact ruthlarkin.ggb@outlook.com to request access to our full online training recordings.
Getting the most from your water butt
Find out how water butts can help prevent river pollution as well as providing water for your garden.
Planting resources and suppliers
Rain planters and rain garden plant list
A list of plants well suited to growing in rain planters and rain gardens.
Guidance on planting for rain gardens
Some of the key information from our online training including planting principles, tried and tested plants and further online resources.
A useful guide from the Wildlife Trusts on peat free compost including suppliers.
Technical training and resources
Calculating your rain garden size
Details of how to measure the size of rain garden you need from our online training.
Training notes on creating a rain planter
Contact ruthlarkin.ggb@outlook.com to receive a copy of the notes from our rain planter workshop.
Online rain garden training from the US
Useful free detailed training (you can sign up with your email address or access some of their resources without signing up).
Funding for your rain garden (no longer available for new participants)
Guidance for homeowners on ARK funding
ARK can provide funding of up to £1,000 per household. Find out more. (No longer available for new participants).
Project participants can use this form to be reimbursed for the costs of their rain garden, rain planter or water butt. (No longer available for new participants).
Great Green Bedwyn rain gardens is funded by Thames Water
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