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==Planning Considerations==
 
==Planning Considerations==
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Stormwater Planters are a type of bioretention practice. Please defer to planning considerations in [[Bioretention]]
    
==Design==
 
==Design==
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===Underdrain===
 
===Underdrain===
Stormwater planters differ fundamentally from [[bioretention]] in that the storage function is provided only by the [[water retention capacity]] of the [[filter media]]. As such there is no storage reservoir and the only purpose to the aggregate layer is to drain water to the perforated [[pipe]]. For this, a medium aggregate as described in [[choker layer]] is recommended as it negates the need for a separating layer to the filter media.  
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Stormwater planters differ from full and/or partial infiltration [[bioretention]] practices in that the storage function is provided only by the [[water retention capacity]] of the [[filter media]]. As such, there is no storage reservoir and the only purpose to the aggregate layer is to drain water to the perforated [[pipe]]. For this, a medium aggregate as described in [[choker layer]] is recommended as it negates the need for a separating layer to the filter media. Design details can be found here  [[Underdrains#Underdrains for non-exfiltrating practices|Underdrains]] for non-exfiltrationg practices.
[[Underdrains#Underdrains for non-exfiltrating practices|Underdrain]]
      
===Planting===
 
===Planting===
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*Stormwater planters routinely capture only rainwater flowing from adjacent rooftops. This means that [[salt]] may be less of a concern than in [[Bioretention: Parking lots]] or [[Bioretention: Streetscapes]].  
 
*Stormwater planters routinely capture only rainwater flowing from adjacent rooftops. This means that [[salt]] may be less of a concern than in [[Bioretention: Parking lots]] or [[Bioretention: Streetscapes]].  
 
*The [[plant lists]] are still a good place to start when selecting species for LID in Ontario.
 
*The [[plant lists]] are still a good place to start when selecting species for LID in Ontario.
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*A more formal aesthetic for the planting design is appropriate for the urban hardscape setting.
    
===Liners===
 
===Liners===
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