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Plant 49
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Maintenance
Why Native
• Maintain access to the bottom of the rain Plants are Good
garden for weeding and other tasks. A few
strategically placed flat rocks can allow access Native plants are already adapted to the
to the bottom of the rain garden without region and will use less water and require
compacting the soil. less maintenance once established. They
• Edging around the rain garden (such as also can provide habitat for wildlife.
pavers, stones, etc.) can facilitate access for
maintenance and provide separation from lawn
and other landscaped areas. Erica Guttman

• Refer to 4-MAINTAIN for more information.

Good Plants for Seasonal Color

COMMON NAME Scientific Name
STRAWBERRY TREE Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’
HIMALAYAN BIRCH Betula utilis ‘Jacquemontii’
ORANGE NEW ZEALAND SEDGE Carex testacea
CORNELIAN CHERRY Cornus mas
RED-TWIG DOGWOOD Cornus sericea, C. s. ‘Midwinter Fire’, C.
s. ‘Kelseyi’ (all varieties)
BLUE OAT GRASS Helictotrichon sempervirens
OREGON GRAPE Mahonia (All)
PACIFIC NINEBARK Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'
WESTERN SWORD FERN Polystichum munitum
SNOWBERRY Symphoricarpos albus
King County Native Patricia Pyle
EVERGREEN HUCKLEBERRY Vaccinium ovatum