rain_garden
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Drainage Bowl Rain Garden
Goals
- Arrest flow of silt.
- Partially hide drainage pipe and mound
- Limited maintenance: plants tolerant to drought and flood.
Candidate Plants
- Black-eyed susan.
Whatever they have growing at the YMCA
Guidelines
Large rain gardens generally contain at least 15 different species of plants at a density of 1 per square foot.1) For smaller gardens, a variety of perennials and shrubs makes a good mix. As the rain garden matures, you will need to thin the population of some plants as others grow.
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