Rain Gardens
 MEADOW PLANTS FOR DRIER UPLANDSDaisies and Blazing Star make an exuberant statement, attracting butterflies and capturing runoff before it muddies streams and ponds. Full sun and well drained soil are necessary for prairie plants to grow well. |
 MOISTURE LOVING PLANTS FOR SATURATED SOILSky blue Forget-me-nots love moist, swampy soils and will even survive periodic flooding. Our perennial kind makes a thick, weed-excluding mat that produces a sea of blue all summer. Candelabra Primroses add bright red accents on pond edges. |
 STORM WATER DRAINAGE BEAUTIFIEDA simulated dry stream bed is an arresting sight in this large, hillside garden in Duluth. In the rain, rushing water is channeled harmlessly away. When dry, it makes a handy path for maintenance and enjoyment of the garden. |