- App updated to work with iOS11
- New state plant information added
- Bug/UI improvements
Rain gardens are depressions in the ground that collect rainwater from roofs, driveways, parking areas, or other hard surfaces, reducing the amount of polluted runoff entering local waterways. The University of Connecticut Center for Land Use Education and Research developed this App as a resource for homeowners, landscapers, contractors, and others.
The App will guide you through the process of designing, installing, and maintaining a rain garden.
The App includes basic information about what rain gardens are and how they work; guidance on how to design and install them properly; and tips on maintaining your garden. The app includes several short video tutorials to help users with each step of the process.
Through the App’s Plant Selector tool users can select native, noninvasive plants and their cultivars that are known to work well in rain gardens. Plants can be selected based on plant type, sun exposure, and bloom color.
There are also tools for determining rain garden size based on the size of the area draining to it, a soil drainage map to help determine if a rain garden makes sense in a particular area, and a simple cost calculator to gauge cost.
Users can also store information in the App about the Rain Gardens they have installed and set maintenance reminders for multiple gardens.
It is currently geared primarily toward users in CT, so the plant catalog and mapping tools are specific to that area. However, the general information and tips are applicable anywhere. We hope to have a nationally applicable version available soon.
The Center for Land Use Education and Research is a partnership between the Departments of Extension and Natural Resources and Environment in UConn’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Connecticut Sea Grant Program.
Maybe ok if you aren’t a gardener. But it won’t let me add plants that are not in its database which does not include all the plants on the list for bio retention (rain gardens etc) in Virginia. I thought it would help me track which plants I have in which rain garden to find out which do better. Disappointed.
Intuitive app for beginners and experienced gardeners
Ceilacanth
Simple and unintimidating, but detailed plant descriptions and landscape design explanations help anyone plan their rain garden! I have extensive gardening experience and an academic background in horticulture, and I can confirm the excellent advice and plant choices for at least my region (CT and MA). This app not only recommends which plants to get for your area, but also how many you need, which part of the garden they belong in, and instructions for putting them in ground.
Doesn’t work
Lilypads33
Have been trying to use this for several days, hoping it would work. The only thing that works is informational bits to read. The tools will not work. You get an error message that it failed and cannot connect to server. I tried going to app support but it seems their website is outdated and giving similar error messages.
App needs developer update
A.B. Star
The maps don’t load and videos don’t play. The information is available, but it is not more valuable than a blog. I would like to use the maps to help verify that the spot I identified for a rain garden is good. If the app functioned as intended, I expected to use map data and calculations to determine size, depth, and amendments before I start planting.
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.
- App updated to work with iOS11
- New state plant information added
- Bug/UI improvements
Version 4.0.1
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Information
Seller
University of Connecticut
Size
13 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
