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Line 21: ====Hydric Zone Criteria===={| class="wikitable"! Low Zone| Often referred to as the extended detention or shoreline fringe area. This area is frequently inundated during storm events, and is well-drained between rainfall events.|-! Mid Zone| Often referred to as the floodfringe area. This zone is inundated less frequently (2 – 100 year storm events) and has periodically high levels of moisture in the soil. The ecology of this zone is a transition from the Mineral Meadow Marsh/Beach-type community to an upland community.|-! High Zone | Often referred to as upland area. The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.|}
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==Design==
==Design==
===Plant Selection===
===Plant Selection===
The design of a rain garden allows for several different planting zones.
The design of a rain garden allows for several different planting zones.
*A variety of plant material can be selected based on the desired aesthetic, including turf grass, ornamental grasses and perennial flowers, shrubs, and trees.
*A variety of plant material can be selected based on the desired aesthetic, including turf grass, ornamental grasses and perennial flowers, shrubs, and trees.
'''Perennials/Grasses''' - 15 cm to #1 or 1 gal. container stock
'''Perennials/Grasses''' - 15 cm to #1 or 1 gal. container stock
'''Ground Cover/ Vines''' - 10 cm to #1 or 1 gal. container stock
'''Ground Cover/ Vines''' - 10 cm to #1 or 1 gal. container stock
====Hydric Zone Criteria====
{| class="wikitable"
! Low Zone
| Often referred to as the extended detention or shoreline fringe area. This area is frequently inundated during storm events, and is well-drained between rainfall events.
|-
! Mid Zone
| Often referred to as the floodfringe area. This zone is inundated less frequently (2 – 100 year storm events) and has periodically high levels of moisture in the soil. The ecology of this zone is a transition from the Mineral Meadow Marsh/Beach-type community to an upland community.
|-
! High Zone
| Often referred to as upland area. The ecology of this zone is terrestrial due to its elevation in relation to the filter bed. The zone most closely resembles a Cultural Meadow or a Cultural Thicket community, depending on the mix of grasses, herbaceous material, shrubs and trees utilized.
|}
==Incentives and Credits==
==Incentives and Credits==