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first then use the paper outside their drip line.
Your new plantings will likely need some watering the first year, until good root systems are established. Weeding will be your other maintenance task but will diminish with time and a thick layer of organic mulch. Shredded hardwood mulch tends to mesh and hold together better than bark chips or chunks which can float away.
Always keep mulch away from the trunks of trees and shrubs. It causes weak roots to generate from the trunk, encourages disease and can lead to the depth of the plant.
Let the fall leaves collect in your new landscaping to decompose and feed the soil. This should not be a highly manicured area but rather a peaceful place of no fussiness.
Now, you no longer have weeter but a (Fondrierre or rain garden. Even sounds prettier, huh?
Also, remember you are filtering the water up to five times more efficiently as it passes through your property on its way to the Chesapeake Bay.
Most of the plants recommended are available locally or through mailorder. More information on wetlands planting can be obtained from JMSWCD at (540) 347-3120 and a terrific booklet on rain gardens is available from the Department of Forestry at (703) 324-1489.
Regina Yurkonis is owner of Perennium — Wildlife Landscaping in Warrenton, (540) 347-0027.
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