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- What can I plant near a downspout?
- How do you build a rain garden drainage?
- How deep should a bog garden be?
- How do you plant a rain garden?
- What can you plant in a rain garden?
- What can I grow in a gutter garden?
- Can you plant a garden next to your house?
- Where should I put my rain garden?
- How do I make a rain garden without overwatering?
- When should you plant a bog garden?
- How do you water a bog garden?
- What can I plant in a bog?
What can I plant near a downspout?
Plants for Creating the Downspout Garden Plan
- 1 Joe-Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum): Zones 4-8.
- 2 Pink turtlehead (Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'): Zones 3-7.
- 5 Dwarf sweetflag (Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'): Zones 5-8.
- 3 Great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica): Zones 5-9.
How do you build a rain garden drainage?
Create the rain garden by building a berm in a low spot in the yard, then build swales to channel runoff from the gutters and higher parts of the yard. The water is then absorbed into the soil through the network of deep plant roots. Use a mix of plants adapted to your area and to the different water depths.
How deep should a bog garden be?
Outline the area where you want your bog garden to go using rope or hose. Make sure you've chosen a location away from overhanging trees as you need as much sun as possible. Dig a shallow hole 45-50cm deep.
How do you plant a rain garden?
How to Build a Rain Garden
- Choose the Site. Your rain garden should be located at least 10 feet from the house. ...
- Prepare the Soil. Once you've identified the new garden's location, remove the sod and dig a shallow depression approximately 6" deep. ...
- Choose Native Plants. Native plants are the best choice for rain gardens.
What can you plant in a rain garden?
Plant a Rain Garden
- Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida)
- Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Swamp mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
- Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium)
- Sedges (Carex)
- Bluestar (Amsonia)
- Turtlehead (Chelone)
What can I grow in a gutter garden?
What can you plant in a gutter garden? Anything that you can grow in a 4-inch pot.
- Lettuce, Salad Greens and Asian Greens.
- Spinach and Mustard.
- Radish and other small root vegetables like carrots or beets.
- Strawberries.
- Snap peas.
- Chives, Garlic and Bunching Onions.
- Mint (be sure and contain it or expect a full gutter full)
Can you plant a garden next to your house?
Be sure not to put the garden too close to your house, which will cast shadows; keep planting areas at least 10 feet away from the walls. Vegetables planted in the shade are less productive and may be more susceptible to disease and insect damage than planted in full sun.
Where should I put my rain garden?
The rain garden should be located in a place that can collect as much impervious area (driveway, roof, sidewalks) runoff as possible. The best areas are generally where water naturally drains but doesn't hold water. It should also be located at least 5'-15' away from your home.
How do I make a rain garden without overwatering?
You can use pre-mixed rain garden soil, or you can use general gardening topsoil. Mix compost with your soil before adding it into your garden, as it will provide nutrients that may be lacking in the soil. Your soil's compost content should be around 20-30%. The clay content in your soil should be minimal.
When should you plant a bog garden?
Spring is the best time to start a bog garden, so that the plants have plenty of time to establish once the soil warms up.
- Start small if you're new to bog gardens, or use an existing boggy area. ...
- The soil needs to be reliably moist all year round.
How do you water a bog garden?
Plant the bog garden with moisture-loving plants, sometimes called marginal pond plants or water plants, and water them in. Keep them watered until they're established. Never let the bog garden dry out.
What can I plant in a bog?
Choosing Bog Garden Plants
- Giant rhubarb– has massive, umbrella-shaped leaves.
- Giant marsh marigold– grows up to 3 feet (1 m.) tall with beautiful yellow flowers.
- Flag iris– can be purple, blue, yellow, or white with tall stalks and dark green leaves.
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