Brentwood Trees, Native Plants, and Rainscaping

A Guide to Native Landscaping in Missouri

A collaborative project between the Missouri Department of Conservation and Shaw Nature Reserve. To view, click here.

For a few design ideas for smaller scale plantings using native plants, click here. If your growing conditions differ from those described here, please talk with a  Grow Native! Nursery, garden center, or landscape designer about alternative native plants that will work for you.

Rainscaping

Rainscaping is any combination of plantings, water features, catch basins, permeable pavement, and other activities that manage stormwater as close as possible to where it falls, rather than moving it someplace else. Rainscaping features help improve water quality by slowing down, spreading out and soaking rainwater into the ground before it carries pollutants into nearby storm drains and streams. Visit deercreekalliance.org to learn more.