{"id":3299,"date":"2026-03-24T11:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T00:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2026-04-23T18:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:38:42","slug":"adding-a-rain-garden-to-your-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/adding-a-rain-garden-to-your-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a rain garden to your property"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3299\" class=\"elementor elementor-3299\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f5366 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82f5366\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b59704 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b59704\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0952f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0952f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ECAM-poster-DIGITAL-Final_01-V2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3162\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ECAM-poster-DIGITAL-Final_01-V2.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ECAM-poster-DIGITAL-Final_01-V2-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56c065 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e56c065\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1d7d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a1d7d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b261cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b261cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our modern suburbs have far more hard and impermeable surfaces than natural bushland areas. Roadways, driveways, roofs and paving increase the amount of water flowing into our stormwater systems then into local creeks and rivers before much of it ends up in the Bay. Higher stormwater flow carries pollutants and can cause erosion to local waterways.<\/p>\n<p>Adding a rain garden to your property &#8211; using Australian native plants = is a great way to slow down stormwater flow while also adding local habitat plants to your garden.<\/p>\n<p>Maroondah Council has identified rain gardens as one way to protect local wildlife corridors such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/yoursay.maroondah.vic.gov.au\/dtb-biolink?utm_source=mcc-public&amp;utm_medium=consultation-banner&amp;utm_campaign=dtb-biolink&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=button\">Dandenong-Tarralla-Bungalook Biolink<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4b5c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e4b5c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c23b37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c23b37\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c7657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0c7657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Steps to establish a rain garden:<\/p><ul><li>Identify a suitable location such as a rainwater tank overflow or existing stormwater flow toward a stormwater pit.<\/li><li>Get plumbing advice to ensure stormwater flow is away from foundations and complies with plumbing regulations and requirements.<\/li><li>Access the notes from our recent ECAM Australian Native Rain Garden workshop held on 18 April (click on the link to the right).<\/li><li>Send us a photo of your proposed rain garden location for a chance to receive a voucher for suitable native plants from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crispnursery.org.au\/\">CRISP nursery<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-005747e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"005747e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc4a94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cc4a94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb3e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1fb3e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecam.org.au\/index.php\/australian-native-rain-gardens-workshop\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Details of our Rain Garden workshop<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23389b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d23389b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb0e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bb0e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the chance to get a voucher for rain garden plants, send us a photo of your proposed rain garden location and your local government area (Maroondah, etc) to <strong>ecam.enquiries@gmail.com<\/strong> .<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077da88 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"077da88\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c07c53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c07c53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eastern Climate Action Melbourne (ECAM) acknowledges the support of Maroondah City Council&#8217;s Community Grants Funding Program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da85bf5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"da85bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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Roadways, driveways, roofs and paving increase the amount of water flowing into our stormwater systems then into local creeks and rivers before much of it ends up in the Bay. 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