Tag: basement flooding

Order Plants Now For Beautiful Flowers Next Spring

We may be the middle of a sweltering summer but experts say now is the time to order bulbs for fall planting to ensure beautiful blooming flowers next spring. Here are some recommendations from the gardening expert at The New York Times. And you can learn how to build a rain garden in today’s video […]

How To Install A Rain Garden

Spring flooding problems have already started. Caused by heavy rain and snow melt, floods pick up pollutants like animal waste and fertilizer which then wind up in our natural waterways. Rain gardens help by keeping stormwater runoff from going into sewers and ultimately into our lakes. Click here to learn more. In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, […]

Putting In A Rain Garden

This month is well on its way to being one of the wettest Mays on record. A rain garden is an intelligent way to put that rainwater to good use. In today’s video from the Building Wisconsin TV series, host Stuart Keith and Karen Sands from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District show how to install a rain garden in your yard. This project […]

Installing A Rain Garden

Statistically, over half of the days so far this summer have included some rain and more is on the way. In today’s video from the Building Wisconsin TV series, host Stuart Keith and Karen Sands from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District show how to install a rain garden in your yard. This project also features […]

Add A Rain Garden To Your Yard

Today’s weather reminds us that Springtime can mean heavy rains. If your sump pump is running and pumping basement water into an already saturated yard, it’s a great reason to install a rain garden for your sump pump discharge. In today’s video from the Building Wisconsin TV series, host Stuart Keith and guest Karen Sands […]