Sunny / Rain Garden Plan 5’x'8’

 

Plants that will happily sop up the rain water and filter it, better than a Brita! For that area where the rain runs off the driveway or comes down from the gutter and you don’t know what to plant there....this is the stuff. This is for a 5’ x 8 ‘area because these will spread nicely if they are happy. Great colors of red, pink. purple, and blue and a nice sequence of blooms for our pollinators. This garden works overtime managing the runoff and feeding the bees and butterflies.

 
 

Blue Flag Iris
2 ft tall
Summer (May/June)

Red Cardinal Flower
2-5 ft tall
Summer-Fall (July/ Sept)

Great Blue Lobelia
1-4” tall
Spring/Summer (May/June)

Purple Joe Pye Weed
5-7 ft tall
Late summer- Fall (Aug/Sept)

 

NOTE: Every site is different. We encourage you to adapt this plan to your own site. If you have a specific condition, we can help connect you to resources. There is a native plant for almost all conditions! Remember, it’s a learning process. Plants are kind of like people, you need to get to know them to understand what they need to be happy!