Wet Sunny Hedgerow Garden Plan 30’x7’

These sun-loving plants thrive in wet or moist soil; great for lake or pond side zones or wet meadows! Thicken your border for a biodiversity boost! Calls for 7 native shrubs and 32 Ecotype plants.

 

Calls for:

  • Joe Pye Weed (four perennial plugs)

  • Sneezeweed (four perennial plugs)

  • Three Bush Honeysuckle Shrubs

  • Golden Alexander (four perennial plugs)

  • Rose Marsh Mallow (four perennial plugs)

  • New England Aster (eight perennial plugs)

  • Swamp Milkweed (four perennial plugs)

  • Boneset (four perennial plugs)

  • Three Highbush Blueberry Shrubs

  • One Pussy Willow Tree

 

Alternative Shrubs: Elderberry, Spicebush, Summersweet, Arrowood Viburnum, Swamp Rose, Red Twig Dogwood, Sweet Azalea, Steeplebush Spirea

NOTE: Every site is different. We encourage you to adapt this plan to your own site. If you have a specific condition, we can help connect you to resources. There is a native plant for almost all conditions! Remember, it’s a learning process. Plants are kind of like people, you need to get to know them to understand what they need to be happy!