Find the Right Plant
Use this feature to help select the best plants for your site. Keep in mind that your rain garden, unlike a water garden, will be dry most of the time. Plants should be able to tolerate short periods of inundation, but not require constant, high moisture. Select plants with moderate moisture requirements for areas that will have moist, well-drained soil. For drier sites like the edge of your rain garden, use plant that have low or moderate moisture requirements. You can also use this feature to select by color, height and use.
Have a large site or bioswale? Replace perennials and grasses with shrubs and trees for moist sites. With a variety of different species, your rain garden will be functional and beautiful long into the year.
Make a shopping list with 'My Plant List'. Just click this button on each plant you select. Creating a rain garden or adding a rain barrel is a fun family project. Either project can be done in a weekend.
Plant Picker