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How to Make a Planting PlanIf you are installing a rain garden or conservation landscape, you must submit a Planting Plan and Plant List after your on-site visit. A landscape designer can do this for you. If you are doing the project yourself, please follow the guidelines below.

If using a berm, include the height of

the berm

If possible, show in relation to a structure, and indicate the distance from the structure. Garden must be a minimum of 10’ away from all buildings.

Include a graphic scale since the

designs are often resized when photocopied.

This label is good, but you

must also include a

graphic scale as shown

above.

Include a North arrow. (Google maps can help

with this.)

One method is to draw the individual plants and then connect them with a line. (Example above.)

Another method is to draw a “blob” that shows a group-ing of the same species of plants. Be sure to indicate how many plants are in each blob. (Example right.)

Using graph paper is not required but can be helpful.

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How to Write a Plant List

Scientific Name Common Name Quantity Pot Size

Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Milkweed 7 Quart

Aster nova-angliae New England Aster 5 1 Gallon

Chasmanthium latifoliumt Sea Oats 5 Seed

Chionanthus virginicus Fringe Tree 1 15 Gallon

Echinacea purpureaPurple Cone Flower

“Kims Knee High”11 1 Gallon

Monarda didyma Bee Balm 14 Quart

Phlox subulataMoss Phlox

“Blue Emerald”20 Quart

When you submit a planting plan, it must be accompanied by a list of the plants that you intend to use in you design. This planting list may be on the same page as your planting plan, or stapled to your planting plan.

Common name is helpful.

Scientific name is required. If you don’t

know it, ask us.

Quantity is required so we can determine

plant cover.Pot size is required.

Seed is not allowed

If using a specific variety, please include the name so we can determine

the plant’s height and spread.