It may still be February but the temperatures are making it feel like April. Golf courses are opening and garden shows are popping up everywhere. Installing a rain garden will soak up and filter storm water runoff from the spring rains that are coming, helping to keep pollutants out of our natural waterways. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, Karen Sands from MMSD shows host Stuart Keith how to install a rain garden. On this project, Plumbers Local 75 contractor Mid City Plumbing & Heating disconnects an older home’s drain tile system that is feeding rainwater into the sewer and re-directs that water into a sump pit to pump it out into the yard. This video has 25,000 views on YouTube.

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