--- title: Rainscaping after summer's wettest months in St. Louis, Missouri description: Effective plantings, water features, catch basins, permeable pavements can mitigate the damage caused by saturated soils. Rainscaping manages fluctuating rainfall and reclaims stormwater naturally. image: https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/St_-Louis-Rain-e1575559621463.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/rain-rain-away#main-content) ![Quiet Village Landscaping Logo](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo%20-%20Quiet%20Village%20Landscaping%20-%20Full%20Color%20Digital-2.png?width=1500&height=601&name=Logo%20-%20Quiet%20Village%20Landscaping%20-%20Full%20Color%20Digital-2.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/rain-rain-away#contact) [Contact us](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/rain-rain-away#contact) Jul 1, 2023, 12:00:00 AM # Rainscaping after summer's wettest months in St. Louis, Missouri [Dennis](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/author/dennis) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/rain-rain-away) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/rain-rain-away) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/rain-rain-away) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/rain-rain-away) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/quiet-village-landscaping-blog/blog/rain-rain-away) # Rain, Rain – Go Away! July 1, 2015 [Eco-Friendly](https://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/blog/category/eco-friendly/), [Irrigation](https://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/blog/category/irrigation-2/), [Landscape Design](https://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/blog/category/landscape-design/), [Planting](https://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/blog/category/planting/), [Stone Work](https://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/blog/category/stone-work/) [Comments: 0](https://www.quietvillagelandscaping.com/blog/rain-rain-away/#respond) Summer arrived this year with thunder, lightning, and rain! Lots and lots of rain. June 2015 was the second wettest month on record for St. Louis. With just over 13 inches of rain, that’s about 9 inches above normal. As you can imagine or may have experienced, all this rain results in swollen rivers, sewer overflows, and flooded basements. ![](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/St_-Louis-Rain-e1575559621463.jpg?width=471&height=314&name=St_-Louis-Rain-e1575559621463.jpg) Quiet Village is here to help. While we have no control over the weather, effective plantings, water features, catch basins, permeable pavements and other efforts can help mitigate the damage caused by saturated soils. Also known as Rainscaping, this approach manages fluctuating rainfall and reclaims stormwater naturally – by dealing with it as close as possible to where it falls. Connect with one of our designers to turn your front yard into a rain garden, like the one pictured below. Filled with native plants and natural charm, this garden keeps water onsite, rather than dumping it onto the sidewalk and into the sewers. [![Stormwater Rainscaping Garden](https://info.quietvillagelandscaping.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Stormwater-Rainscaping-Garden1.jpg?width=1100&height=350&name=Stormwater-Rainscaping-Garden1.jpg)](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png) This design also included rain barrels, to catch and store roof water runoff which can later be used during times of drought. As a piece of the entire self-sustaining system, when these barrels reach maximum capacity, overflow moves to the front yard rain garden basin. 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