Native Plants for Rain Gardens from Fischer Design (April 23, 2011)
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Ronda Fischer, a landscape architect, give comprehensive presentation on native plants from the midwest for use in rain gardens and bioswales.
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Native Plants for Rain Gardens from Fischer Design (April 23, 2011)
- 1. Native Plants in Rain Gardens Ronda Fischer, RLA, ASLA Fischer Design, LLC fischerdesign@tds.net 317.910.8164 www.fischerdesignllc.com © 2011, Ronda Fischer
- 2. Natives verses Non-Natives Rain Garden Plants Must Tolerate Alternating Cycles of Wet and Dry Soil Conditions.
- 3. Natives verses Non-Natives Deep Root Systems of Native Plants
- 4. Natives verses Non-Natives Native Plants Require Less Care Once Established Less Watering No Fertilizers No Pesticides
- 5. Natives verses Non-Natives Native Plants Provide Valuable Wildlife Habitat Birds, Butterflies and Many Beneficial Insects
- 6. Plant Selection Light Requirements More Plant Choices in Full Sun
- 7. Plant Selection Moisture Requirements Bottom, Sides & Rim
- 8. Plant Selection Plant Type Trees Shrubs Perennials Grasses
- 9. Plant Selection Mature Height and Aggressiveness Lower Stature Plants Prevent Weedy Look
- 10. Plant Selection Cardinal Flower Aug.-Sept. Bottle Gentian Sept.-Oct. Golden Ragwort April-May Bloom Times, Textures and Colors
- 11. Plant Selection Appearance Borders & Mown Edges Maintain a Kept Appearance
- 12. Plant Selection Use a Variety of Species to Naturally Select
- 13. Plant Selection Other Special Considerations Select Plants to Attract Songbirds, Butterflies and Other Beneficial Insects
- 14. Planting Considerations Spacing, Planting Time, Distribution Minimize Soil Compaction, Mulching, Flagging
- 15. Expectations The First Few Years Native Plants are Establishing Roots Systems
- 16. Maintenance Hand Weed Water Maintain Mulch to Protect Soil Repair Damage and Erosion Never Use Fertilizers or Pesticides Annual Removal of Previous Year’s Growth
- 17. Native Plants Brome Hummock Sedge 1’ Yellow Fox Sedge 1’-2’ Frank’s Sedge 1’-2’ Meadow Sedge 1’ Grasses and Sedges
- 18. Native Plants Fox Sedge 1’-2’ Tufted Hair Grass 1’-2’ Reddish Bulrush 3’-4’ Prairie Dropseed 1’-2’ Grasses and Sedges
- 19. Native Plants Marsh Milkweed 3’-4’ July-Aug Blue Flag 1’-2’ May-June Autumn Sneezeweed 3’-4’ Sept-Oct Monkeyflower 2’-4’ July-Aug Wildflowers for Bottom
- 20. Native Plants Sweet Black-Eyed Susan 3’-4’ Aug-Sept Smooth Ironweed 3’-4’ Aug-Sept Wildflowers for Bottom
- 21. Native Plants Bottle Gentian 1’-2’ Sept-Oct Bluemist Flower 1’-2’ Aug-Sept Cardinal Flower 2’-3’ Aug-Sept Great Blue Lobelia 2’-3’ Aug-Sept Wildflowers for Sides
- 22. Native Plants Foxglove Beardtongue 1’-2’ May-June Smooth Beardtongue 1’-2’ May-June Mountain Mint 1’-2’ July-Aug Golden Ragwort 1’-2’ April-May Wildflowers for Sides
- 23. Native Plants Shining Aster 3’-4’ Sept-Oct Obedient Plant 2’-3’ Aug-Sept New England Aster 3’-4’ Sept-Oct Boneset 3’-4’ Aug-Sept Wildflowers for Sides
- 24. Native Plants Dense Blazing Star 3’-5’ July-Aug Riddell’s Goldenrod 2’-3’ Sept-Oct Purple Coneflower 2’-3’ July-Aug Wildflowers for Sides
- 25. Thank You 317.852.8440 www.brownsburglandscape.com www.frazeegardens.net 317.910.8164 www.fischerdesignllc.com