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| Rain garden Plants for Colorado April 22, 2010 Can you recommend native plants for a rain garden in Colorado Springs View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Rain garden plants for NC April 19, 2010 I have a small creek at the back of our property, it's normally dry except when it rains. Builders removed the natural plants and left it bare. What native plants could I plant in it to bring it bac... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Rain garden plants for Ketonah, NY March 30, 2010 Rain garden plant selections for lower NY state View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plants for a wet area in Ohio March 30, 2010 I have a lot of water in my front yard are there any kind of plants that I can plant to drink up some of the water? I live in North East Ohio View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer |  | |
| Landscaping recommendations for site in Dubuque, IA March 27, 2010 I need a seed recommendation. Here are the variables: Location: Dubuque, IA (east Central Iowa) Soil type: Sandy to sandy and gravelly. Part is a riverbank facing east. Steep bank then flat to ... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plants for floodplain in Fairfield, New Jersey March 21, 2010 I have an easy question for you... I hope... We just moved into the floodplains of NJ in Fairfield and are interested in some plants. We would like to know what plants are best suited to grow in flood... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Rain garden plants for Austin March 20, 2010 I have a 7'x1' shaded area in between my house and sidewalk where the downspout is, and would like to add plants for a more eco-friendly drainage solution. Which plants would be best? I know that th... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Rain Garden plant for N. Mississippi March 03, 2010 Rain Garden Plants for North Mississippi/Mid-South Region. I wish the search parameters included plants which tolerate seasonal flooding and droughts, so that each state might search for its own r... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Rain garden for South Austin March 01, 2010 I have a TINY yard in south Austin. It is 8'x25', sandwiched between four houses and happens to be at the lowest elevation, so all of the neighbor's yards drain to ours. Originally, we had bermud... View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
| Plants for Bioswale in Illinois November 30, 2009 I have a 300ft by 15 ft bioswale in Aurora, Illinois. What plants would be best used? Is there a percentage of each plant to take into consideration? View Mr. Smarty Plants' Answer | ||
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