Dana R. · North Hills
Rain garden · May 2026
Downspout used to sheet across the patio. Rain garden took the first storm without a puddle. Neighbors asked who did it.
Chris Langford
Raleigh · 14 years
Rain gardens that drain, then look like a planting.
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Chris came out of stormwater contracting and got tired of pipe-and-pump work. He now builds shallow rain gardens sized to roof runoff. No liners, no excavation that needs a license.
Consults include a one-page habitat score and a plant list keyed to this county.
Downspout captureClay soilsNative wet-to-dry plants
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Rain gardens
1–3 days · Dig Sep–Nov while clay is workable
$1,200–$4,800
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Native conversions
2–5 days · Plant Sep–Nov in the Piedmont
$1,400–$6,500
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Habitat consults
90 minutes · Book 2–3 weeks out, year-round
$150–$300
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