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YOUR BACKYARD IS A SWAMP!!! You have tried for years to plant something that will live, but nothing works. Believe it or not, there are plants that will survive in wet environments. You just haven’t heard about them until now. Try some of these.

 

 

Here are some varieties that thrive with “wet feet”:

Flowering and Deciduous Shrubs
Itea

Laurel

Dogwood

 
Perennials
Spiderwort

 
Shade Trees
Birch

Bald Cypress

Willow

Dawn Redwood

Maple

Sweetgum

Zelkova

 
Unusual Plants
Carolina Silverbell

Paperbark Maple

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  • Wildlife Attraction
  • Quick Growing Privacy Screens
  • Small or Dwarf Plants for the Border
  • Trees for Avenues and Streets
  • Clay Tolerant Plants
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