maintaining your rain garden. you can do better than this!
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Maintaining Your Rain GardenMaintaining Your Rain Garden
You can do better than this!You can do better than this!
Rain Garden MaintenanceRain Garden Maintenance All gardens need All gardens need
some maintenancesome maintenance
Rain Gardens are no Rain Gardens are no exception!exception!
Rain Garden MaintenanceRain Garden Maintenance
Right after plantingRight after planting
First growing seasonFirst growing season
During droughts laterDuring droughts later
Water my rain garden?Water my rain garden?
Rain Garden MaintenanceRain Garden MaintenanceMulching:Mulching:
Add mulch annuallyAdd mulch annually Take care not to Take care not to
bury plantsbury plants
Rain Garden MaintenanceRain Garden Maintenance
Mulching:Mulching:
Prevents hardpanPrevents hardpan
Soaks up pollutionSoaks up pollution
Rain Garden MaintenanceRain Garden Maintenance
Weeding until Weeding until vegetation becomes vegetation becomes establishedestablished
Identify weeds Identify weeds carefully in spring – carefully in spring – new good plants may new good plants may come up also!come up also!
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Rain Garden MaintenanceRain Garden Maintenance Prune annuallyPrune annually Or, choose the Or, choose the
natural look!natural look!
Rain Garden MaintenanceRain Garden Maintenance
Frequently Frequently inspect for and inspect for and remove debris remove debris and trashand trash
Remove pet Remove pet wastewaste
Rain Garden MaintenanceRain Garden Maintenance
Replant vegetation as Replant vegetation as neededneeded
Monitor plant health, Monitor plant health, especially right after especially right after plantingplanting
+ 4 Hours
+18 Hours
Do I need to treat for mosquitoes?
Do I need to fertilize?Do I need to fertilize? Free annual soil Free annual soil
testing at testing at NCDANCDA!!!! Runoff is usually Runoff is usually
nitrogen-richnitrogen-rich Remember…we’re Remember…we’re
trying to trying to removeremove chemicals from the chemicals from the waterwater
Photo courtesy of Maryland DNR
How can I find out more about Rain How can I find out more about Rain Gardens?Gardens?
See your Extension Agent!See your Extension Agent! On-line handbooks, photos, planting plans:On-line handbooks, photos, planting plans:
Wilmington, NCWilmington, NC University of Wisconsin ExtensionUniversity of Wisconsin Extension Maplewood, MNMaplewood, MN