Rain Gardens
A Planting Plan to Get
You Started
Considerations
The shape of your rain garden can be modified to increase visual
appeal from your favorite window, the driveway, etc.
Just remember to keep the long side of the garden perpendicular to the...
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Rain Gardens
A Planting Plan to Get
You Started
Considerations
The shape of your rain garden can be modified to increase visual
appeal from your favorite window, the driveway, etc.
Just remember to keep the long side of the garden perpendicular to the downspout to maximize rainwater capture.
The size of your rain garden can easily be increased or decreased.
Add more of plants already in the plan, or introduce new plants
from the list.
To make your garden smaller, remove plants from the
planting plan.
Just remember to keep plants in their proper garden
zone!
Purchasing fewer and/or smaller plants are great ways to save
money.
However, it will take more time for the plants to mature, and
will require extra weeding to keep your rain garden looking good.
Conversely, larger and/or more plants will fill in faster, minimizing
maintenance but increasing your cost.
Because of Jackson County’s long dry summer, many plants used
in rain gardens elsewhere in Oregon won’t survive without at
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