Our equipment sits above our patio/pool by about 1-2 feet, we have a corresponding retaining wall in front of the equipment and then a low dirt area maybe about 40 sq ft directly next to our patio. When it rains this area has flooded in the past. Nothing that stands longer than 1/2 a day or so, but it's enough that we'd like to convert this space to a rain garden.
Not a finished picture, but shows what's hiding under the patio and my concern.
The proposed garden would traverse across those pipes, I'm not entirely sure if it would be past the glued junctions or if just over the solid sections, but either way with plants I don't think I can guarantee where the roots will go.
I was thinking of doing Butterfly Milkweed and maybe Swamp Milkweed 2-3 of each. It would give a cascading effect up to the pool equipment which we'll eventually hide with some screening.
Any thoughts? I'm sure I'm right to be concerned, is there a better plant type to go with? Shallow roots? Avoid planting anything? We'll be "mulching" the area with river rock to prevent mulch from getting in the pool.
TIA
Not a finished picture, but shows what's hiding under the patio and my concern.
The proposed garden would traverse across those pipes, I'm not entirely sure if it would be past the glued junctions or if just over the solid sections, but either way with plants I don't think I can guarantee where the roots will go.
I was thinking of doing Butterfly Milkweed and maybe Swamp Milkweed 2-3 of each. It would give a cascading effect up to the pool equipment which we'll eventually hide with some screening.
Any thoughts? I'm sure I'm right to be concerned, is there a better plant type to go with? Shallow roots? Avoid planting anything? We'll be "mulching" the area with river rock to prevent mulch from getting in the pool.
TIA