Plants for Wet Areas

Wet areas pose special problems in the landscape.  However, there are many plants which may tolerate these poor drainage conditions.  In wet areas, the addition of Meadows Farms Planting Mix will improve the soil composition and increase drainage. The following are plants recommented for wet areas.

 TREES:

• American Arborvitae
  Amlanchier varieties
  River Birch
• Cryptomeria
• Pin Oak
• Willow Oak
• Shumard Oak
• Swamp White Oak
• Red Maple varieties
• Autumn Blaze Maple
• Sweet Bay Magnolia
• Sweet Gum
• Black Gum
• Weeping Willows

SHRUBS:

• Aronia
• Blueberry
• Clethra varieties
• Inkberyy Holly
• Winterberry Holly
• Itea varieties
• Leucothoe axillaris
• Hydrangea (Old fashion Snowball)
• Red Twig Dogwood
• Viburnum dentatum

 PERENNIALS:

• Astible
• Calico Aster
• Beebalm
• Big Blue Lobelia
• Ferns
• Forget-Me-Nots
• Iris
• Pennyroyal
• Sweet flag