Wet Backyard Landscaping: Water-Loving Plants for Beauty and Drainage

30-year home, husband passed. Backyard very wet when rains. Sons/neighbor mow but weed-eat wet part. Wants attractive, affordable plants to enjoy now and help resale.

Assumption: Natural Wetness (Not Leaks)

Tropical plants love water, absorb it, look beautiful, grow fast, cost little.

Recommended Plants

• Elephant ears, philodendrons, scheffleras
• Ferns (small + large mixed = gorgeous)
• Waxleaf begonia (constant blooms, adaptable)
• Hostas (if northern)
• Airplane/spider plant, caladiums, fatsia, fiddleleaf fig, rubber plant

All common, inexpensive.

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