My yard hold water when it rain
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Alice M
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What kind of plants to plant that will love this environment? Any thoughts will be helpful.
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Alice, Alabama Cooperative Extension has some suggestions on shrubs for wet areas here: http://www.aces.edu/counties/Marion/files/wetsoilshrub.pdf To that list I would add sweetspire (Itea virginica) (look for the cultivar 'Henry's Garnet') and clethra, which has the added bonus of great fragrance. If red-twigged dogwoods do well in your area, they would also be very happy in your conditions.
Douglas Hunt
on Jul 06, 2013
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Thank you
Alice M
on Jul 06, 2013
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Hi @Alice M , can you tell us a little bit more about the area? How large is it? Is it in the sun or shade? How big do you want the plants to be at maturity? Would you like to do an entire bed or is it just a small area that you want some plants to soak up water in?
360 Sod (Donna Dixson)
on Jul 07, 2013
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Does the grade of your yard run towards your house that the water is aiming for the foundation? You may have to first have that changed so the water is going away from the house. If you have standing water that is stagnant there is a concern about mosquitoes. If not any plants that need lots of water.
Irish53
on Jul 07, 2013
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Bamboo plants love a lot of water..but be careful they are aggressive and will take over your yard and the neighbors if you don't thin them or build a retaining block to stop them.
Therese C
on Jul 08, 2013
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