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−====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.
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−! 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.
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'''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==