Main Park Rain Garden
Just as a wetland naturally reduces the severity of downstream flooding and allows for the percolation of water in the groundwater supply, well-planned rain gardens can accomplish similar objectives. Native plants are well adapted to our climate and provide food and shelter for local wildlife. Scroll down to go through a year in the Mt. Lebanon Rain Garden.
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January and February are for winter sowing. Grow your own natives for dirt cheap using this guide from the PA Native Plant Society.
May/Early June
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Butterfly Weed, Buttonbush, Wood Geranium
Downy Wood Mint, Wild Bergamot, Rattlesnake Master
Shrubby St. John's Wort, Tickseed, Spiderwort
Not Shown: White Beardtongue, Golden Alexander, Meadowsweet, Beebalm
Late June
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Blue Vervain, Mountain Mint, Joe Pye Weed
Not Shown: Blazing Star, Common Milkweed
July
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Evening Primrose, Sunflower
August/September
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Great Blue Lobelia, Blue Mistflower, Bottle Gentian
Not Shown: Black Eyed Susan, Asters, and Goldenrod
Non-Blooming Plants
No showy flowers, but we still love them.
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Fragrant Sumac​
Not Shown: Inkberry, Black Chokecherry, Little Bluestem