Learn more about our research! A new, open access article by Linda Jahnke and Michael Barnes has been published in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. The researchers surveyed Twin Cities homeowners with rain gardens and found that while most residential rain gardens are effective, homeowner motivations for installing one vary and their satisfaction with their rain garden decreases over time.
Jahnke, L.B. and Barnes, M.R. 2023. Longevity of rain gardens in Minnesota (US) as a stormwater solution: a question of homeowner motivation and satisfaction. Front. Sustain. Cities 5:1277066. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsc.2023.1277066 [Open Access]