Curb Pollution with a Rain Garden: Singing in the Runoff

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March/April 2007
By Misty McNally 
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Selecting Native Plants

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The plants best adapted to your region will thrive in a rain garden. Look for flowers, shrubs and grasses that are not invasive or spreading, that thrive in damp conditions, and that are adapted to wet and dry cycles. For the deepest points in your rain garden, choose plants that can tolerate “wet feet”—that is, their roots enjoy boggy conditions. For suggestions, consult your local Cooperative Extension office, botanical garden or a nursery that sells native plants.

RESOURCES:

Cooperative Extension office locator
www.CSREES.USDA.gov/Extension
native plants

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Native Plant Information Network/Native
Plants Database
(512) 292-4100
www.Wildflower2.org
native plants

Composters.com
(800) 233-8438
www.Composters.com

Gardener’s Supply Company
(888) 833-1412
www.Gardeners.com

Master Garden Products
(800) 574-7248
www.MasterGardenProducts.com

Further Reading
Rain Gardens: A How-To Manual for Homeowners
from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension (www.LearningStore.uwex.edu)

Rain Garden Design for Home Owners
from the Alabama Cooperative Extension
(www.ACES.edu)

Harvesting Rainwater for Landscape Use
by Patricia H. Waterfall
(University of Arizona Cooperative, http://Ag.Arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1052/harvest.html)

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