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The Lower Rain Garden was made possible with donations from The Smith and Munigle families

Photography by: CJ Reilly III and Eric Parke

The O’Hara Nature CenterLower Rain Garden

The Lower Rain Garden: Prevent runaway runoff

Showcasing innovative garden design that incorporates native plantings, the Lower Rain Garden is a developed vegetated depression that is naturally positioned to collect this property’s stormwater runoff. By incorporating strategically chosen plants, we can transform areas that are susceptible to runoff in our properties or yards into rain gardens that take advantage of natural water flows—and counteract erosion or the other potentially destructive effects of water runoff.

Rain gardens manage and put to use small amounts of stormwater that may collect on our properties. These vegetated depressions are great “Do It Yourself” projects for homeowners that also protect a land’s integrity. By directing runoff water into the garden, the rain that falls on rooftops, driveways, and other impervious surfaces infiltrates into the ground. Instead of running off across roads and highways, and eventually polluting local waterways, this naturally collected water now recharges our gardens, as well as local and regional aquifers. By embracing a rain garden in our own properties, we not only help to filter rainwater, but we also get to design attractive ecosystems that are beneficial to our environment’s many birds and insects.

The native plants selected for the Lower Rain Garden are high in pollen, nectar, and seed count. Light and water requirements for these plants can be found in the subsequent pages of the Lower Rain Garden’s plant index.

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Amsonia x ‘Blue ice’P/N/S,

Blue star

Fothergilla 'Mount Airy' P/N/S

Dwarf fothergilla

Eutrochium purpureumP/N/S

Joe Pye weed

Dryopteris marginalisP/N/S, *

Marginal wood fern

Carex laxiculmusS/C, *

Bunny blue sedge

Athyrium filix-feminaP/N/S, *

Lady fern

Dicentra cucullariaP/N/S, *

Dutchman's breeches

Asclepias exaltataP/N/S

Poke milkweed

Helianthus divaricatusP/N/S

Woodland sunflower

Euthamia graminifoliaP/N/S

Grass-leaved goldenrod

Aquilegia canadensisP/N/S, *

Columbine

Eurybia divaricataP/N/S

White wood aster

Carex platyphyllaS/C, *

Silver sedge

Eupatorium perfoliatumP/N/S

American boneset

Carex appalachicaS/C, *

Appalachian sedge

Anemone virginianaP/N/S

Thimbleweed

Sisyrinchium angustifoliumP/N/S

Blue-eyed grass

Symphyotrichum novae-angliaeP/N/S

New England aster

Symphyotrichum laeveP/N/S

Smooth blue aster

Osmundastrum cinnamomeumC/S, *

Cinnamon fern

Veronicastrum virginicumP/N/S

Culver’s root

Solidago flexicaulisP/N/S

Broad leaf goldenrod

Lobelia siphiliticaP/N/S

Great lobelia

Ilex verticillataP/N/S, S/C

Winter berry

Lobelia cardinalisP/N/S

Cardinal flower

Phlox divaricataP/N/S

Blue wood phlox

Rudbeckia hirtaP/N/S

Black-eyed Susan

Rumohra adiantiformisS/C, *

Leatherleaf fern

Vernonia glaucaP/N/S

Broadleaf ironweed

Polystichum acrostichoidesS/C, *

Christmas fern

Matteuccia struthiopterisC/S, *

Ostrich fern

Camassia leichtliniiP/N/S

Large camas

Itea virginica ‘Henry’s garnet’P/N/S

Virginia sweetspire

Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'P/N/S

Black-eyed SusanCarex pensylvanica

S/C, *

Oak sedge

Onoclea sensibilisS/C, *

Sensitive fern

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Split rail fence

Drainage system

Front view of garden


CS = cover and shelter, P/N/S = pollen, nectar & seed, L = larval hosting, H = attracts hummingbirds, * = seldom severely damaged by deer or rabbitsOriginal garden designs by Lucille Munz. Continued garden designs and development by CJ Reilly III and Peter Strom

The Lower Rain Garden was made possible with donations from The Smith and Munigle families

Sun requirements

Height: 4-5’Width: 2-3’

Plant height

Sun requirements

Height: 0.5-1’Width: 0.5-1’

Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height

Full sun/part shade

Dry to medium

Medium

Medium

Low

Origin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Maintenance/water requirements

Sun requirements

Height: 1-1.5’Width: 1-1.5’

Growing seasonApril - October


Bloom seasonMay - June

Bloom seasonApril - May


Bloom seasonJune - July

Bloom seasonNon-flowering






Plant height

Medium

Dry to medium

Medium






Low

Dry to medium

Amsonia x 'Blue Ice'P/N/S, *

Blue star Origin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Anemone virginianaP/N/S

Thimbleweed Origin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Aquilegia canadensisP/N/S, *

Columbine

Asclepias exaltataP/N/S

Poke milkweedOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Athyrium filix-feminaP/N/S, *

Lady fernOrigin: North America Plant type: Fern

Origin: North America Plant type: Bulb

Camassia leichtliniiP/N/S

Large camas

Sun requirements

Height: 1-2’Width: 1-1.5’

Hrs: 3-6

Plant height

Sun requirements


Hrs: 3-6

Plant height

Low

Medium to wet

Hrs: 3-6

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 3-6

Low

Part shade/full shade

Full Sun/part shade


Full sun/part shade

Full sun/part shade

Plant Index


Sun requirements


Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height


Dry to medium

Medium

Medium

Low

Origin: North America Plant type: Sedge


Sun requirements







Bloom seasonJuly - October

Bloom seasonMarch - April






Plant height

Low

Dry to medium

Dry to medium






Low

Medium

Carex appalachicaS/C, *

Appalachian sedgeOrigin: North America Plant type: Sedge

Carex laxiculmis 'Bunny Blue’S/C, *

Bunny blue sedgeOrigin: North America Plant type: Sedge

Carex plantagineaS/C, *

Silver sedge

Carex pensylvanicaS/C, *

Oak sedgeOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Dicentra cucullariaP/N/S, *

Dutchman's breechesOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Origin: North America Plant type: Fern

Dryopteris marginalisP/N/S

Marginal wood fern

Sun requirements

Height: 1-1.5’Width: 1-1.5’

Hrs: 1-3

Plant height

Sun requirements


Hrs: 1-3

Plant height

Low

Medium

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 1-3

Low






Plant Index


Sun requirements


Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height

Full Sun/part shade

Medium

Low

Medium

Low



Sun requirements

Height: 1.5-2.5’Width: 1.5-2.5’



Bloom seasonAugust - September


Bloom seasonJuly - September








Plant height

Low

Medium

Dry to medium






Low

Dry to medium

Eupatorium perfoliatumP/N/S

American bonesetOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Eurybia divaricataP/N/S

White wood asterOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Euthamia graminifoliaP/N/S

Grass-leaved goldenrod

Eutrochium purpureumP/N/S

Joe Pye weedOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Fothergilla 'Mount Airy'P/N/S

Dwarf fothergilla Origin: North America Plant type: Deciduous shrub


Helianthus divaricatusP/N/S

Woodland sunflower

Sun requirements


Hrs: 1-3

Plant height

Sun requirements


Hrs: 1-3

Plant height

Low

Medium to wet

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 1-3

Low

Full sun/part shade

Full Sun/part shade

Full sun/part shade

Full shade/part shade

Full sun/part shade

Plant Index


Sun requirements


Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height

Full Sun/part shade

Medium to wet

Medium

Medium to wet

Low

Origin: North America Plant type: Deciduous shrub


Sun requirements














Plant height

Low

Dry to medium

Medium






Low

Medium - wet

Ilex verticillataP/N/S

Winter berryOrigin: North America Plant type: Deciduous shrub

Ilex verticillataP/N/S

Winter berryOrigin: North America Plant type: Deciduous shrub

Lobelia cardinalisP/N/S, H

Cardinal flower

Lobelia siphiliticaP/N/S, H

Great lobeliaOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Onoclea sensibilisS/C, *

Sensitive fernOrigin: North America Plant type: Fern


Osmundastrum cinnamomeumS/C, *

Cinnamon fern

Sun requirements


Hrs: 6-3

Plant height

Sun requirements


Hrs: 6-3

Plant height

Low

Medium to wet

Hrs: 6-3

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 1-3

Low




Full sun/part shade

Full sun/part shade

Plant Index


Width: 2-3’

Sun requirements

Height: 2-4’

Width: 1-2’

Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height

Full Sun/part shade

Medium

Low

Medium to wet

Low



Sun requirements











Growing season

April - OctoberGrowing seasonApril - October


Plant height

Low

Dry to medium

Dry to medium






Low

Medium

Matteuccia struthiopterisC/S

Ostrich fernOrigin: North America Plant type: Fern

Phlox divaricataP/N/S

Blue wood phloxOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Polystichum acrostichoidesS/C

Christmas fern

Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'P/N/S

Black-eyed SusanOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Rudbeckia hirtaP/N/S

Black-eyed SusanOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial


Rumohra adiantiformisS/C

Leatherleaf fern

April - October

Sun requirements


Hrs: 3-6

Plant height

Sun requirements


Hrs: 3-6

Plant height

Low

Medium

Hrs: 1-3

Hrs: 3-6

Hrs: 3-6

Hrs: 1-3

Low

Full sun/part shade


Full sun/part shade


Full sun/part shade

Plant Index


Sun requirements

Height: 1.5-2’Width: 2-3’

Plant height

Sun requirements


Plant height

Sun requirements

Height: 4-7Width: 2-4’

Plant height

Full Sun/part shade

Medium to wet

Low

Medium to wet

Low



Sun requirements

Height: 1-2’Width: 0.5-1’








Bloom seasonJuly - August





Plant height

Low

Medium

Dry to medium






Low

Medium

Sisyrinchium angustifoliumP/N/S

Blue-eyed grassOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Solidago flexicaulisP/N/S, *

Broad leaf goldenrodOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Symphyotrichum laeveP/N/S

Smooth blue aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliaeP/N/S

New England asterOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial

Vernonia glaucaP/N/S

Broadleaf ironweedOrigin: North America Plant type: Herbaceous perennial


Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'P/N/S

Culver's root

Sun requirements


Hrs: 3-6

Plant height

Sun requirements


Hrs: 3-6

Plant height

Low

Medium

Hrs: 6

Hrs: 3-6

Hrs: 3-6

Hrs: 3-6

Medium

Full sun/part shade

Full sun/part shade

Full Sun

Full Sun/part shade

Full sun/part shade

Plant Index


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