{"id":11954,"date":"2019-02-20T20:17:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T20:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=11954"},"modified":"2025-02-18T19:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:20:01","slug":"plants-for-flooded-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/plants-for-flooded-area\/","title":{"rendered":"What plants can I landscape with in area that floods with hard rain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kristol from Tippecanoe County, IN, sent in question to the Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources experts (Ask an Expert<\/a>\"Garden\"<\/a>) asking what resources are available to help with landscaping for a front yard and sidewalk area that accumulates water after a hard rain. She also asked for resources to improve drainage.<\/p>\n

Purdue Extension has several articles and resources to help with this type of situation.<\/p>\n

The resources in our Rainscaping and Master Gardeners Program shares several neat options:
\nRain Gardens Go with the Flow<\/a>, Indiana Yard and Garden, Purdue Horticulture
\nRainscaping Program<\/a>
\nMaster Gardeners Program<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t miss the publications located in the Purdue Extension resource center, The Education Store, relating to the topic:
\nTree Installation: Process and Practices<\/a>
\nPlanting Forest Trees and Shrubs in Indiana<\/a>
\nClimate Change: How will you manage stormwater runoff?<\/a><\/p>\n

For Midwest Landscapes, have a look at the Purdue Landscape Report:
\nPurdue Landscape Report<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out upcoming workshops available for land and woodland owners, to talk with an expert:
\nPurdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out our Got Nature? posts as well, as this is always a great resource for new information:
\nGot Nature?<\/a>, Forestry and Natural Resources-Purdue Extension<\/p>\n

These resources give you lots of options that match what your looking for along with experts in the field to contact if needed.<\/p>\n

We always appreciate the questions coming in, so keep them coming. Our experts will respond quickly and give you the guidance you need for your next steps.<\/p>\n

Diana Evans<\/a>, Extension Information Coordinator
\nPurdue Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kristol from Tippecanoe County, IN, sent in question to the Purdue Extension-Forestry and Natural Resources experts (Ask an Expert) asking what resources are available to help with landscaping for a front yard and sidewalk area that accumulates water after a hard rain. She also asked for resources to improve drainage. Purdue Extension has several articles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,43,45,859,49,860,52,53],"tags":[60,63,174,67,413,257,70,408,300],"class_list":["post-11954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-gardening","category-howto","category-nature-of-teaching","category-plants","category-publication","category-safety","category-urbanforestry","tag-forestry","tag-how-to","tag-management","tag-plants","tag-publication","tag-purdue-extension","tag-safety","tag-trees","tag-water-quality","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11954"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32062,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11954\/revisions\/32062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}