Shorescaping Freshwater Shorelines
Shorescapes South Carolina is blessed to have an abundance of water resources in the form of rivers, lakes, ponds, and estuaries, and many residents own properties that adjoin these beautiful...
Author: Sarah A. White
Rain Garden Plants: Callicarpa americana
Rain gardens are small-scale stormwater best management practices that protect water quality while also adding beauty to the landscape and providing wildlife habitat. Callicarpa americana, from the...
Rain Garden Plants: Iris versicolor and Iris virginica
A rain garden is a shallow (6 – 12 inch deep) vegetated depression designed to capture stormwater runoff and allow the water to soak into the soil. These gardens can function as natural filters...
Rain Garden Plants: (Eutrochium spp.) – Joe-Pye Weed
Rain gardens are becoming an increasingly popular option for gardeners who want to create an aesthetically pleasing garden that manages runoff, improves water quality, and provides wildlife habitat....
Rain Garden Plants:(Physocarpus opulifolius) – Ninebark
Rain gardens are becoming an increasingly popular option for gardeners looking to create an aesthetically pleasing garden that manages runoff, improves water quality, and provides wildlife habitat....
Rain Garden Plants: Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Rain gardens are functional, ornamental landscape features designed to protect downstream water quality. By capturing stormwater runoff and allowing it to soak into the ground, these gardens...
Rain Garden Plants: Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) is a native, woody shrub suited for use in rain gardens. Rain gardens are landscape features that help to protect downstream water quality by capturing stormwater...
Rain Garden Plants: Achillea millefolium – Yarrow
A rain garden is a shallow vegetated depression designed to capture stormwater runoff and allow the water to soak into the soil and drain into underground water reserves. These gardens function as...
Rain Garden Plants: Iris sibirica
Rain gardens are functional, ornamental landscape features designed to protect downstream water quality. By capturing stormwater runoff and allowing it to soak into the ground, these gardens...
Rain Garden Plants: Aquilegia canadensis – Eastern Red Columbine
Rain gardens are becoming an increasingly popular option for gardeners looking to create an aesthetically pleasing garden that manages runoff, improves water quality, and provides wildlife habitat....
Rain Garden Plants: Muhlenbergia capillaris – Muhly Grass
A rain garden is a shallow vegetated depression designed to capture stormwater runoff and allow the water to soak into the ground. These gardens function as natural filters that improve water...
Rain Garden Plants: Introduction
Choosing Plants Tolerant of Drought and Flooding This series of factsheets provides in-depth cultural and design-based information for selection and use of rain garden plants. This information helps...