Plant Dane! Cost-Share Program

for Rain Garden and Prairie Restoration Projects in Dane County

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The 2011 Plant Dane! cost-Share Program is closed for this year. Check back again early in 2012 to participate next year.

The Plant Dane! Cost-Share Program 2011

Through a gift from the Graham-Martin Foundation* (GMF), the Plant Dane! Program provides native plants at the greatly reduced price of $1.80 each—less than half the normal retail price.

The Plant Dane! Cost-Share Program is open to schools, non-profit organizations (homeowner, lake or neighborhood associations, youth groups, faith centers, clubs, etc.), municipalities and individual residents in Dane County, Wisconsin.

The process is simple:

1. Click on "Graham-Martin Foundation Native Species List" below and peruse the different species available. Make notes of which you’d like (esp. their Latin name, as this is how they are listed on the order form).
2. Once you know what species you want, complete the order form, which will be available for 2012 season. Remember that plants must be ordered in multiples of four (4, 8, 12, 16, etc.). Pre-selected plant mixes come in flats of 32 plants. The Bird & Butterfly seed mix will cover 100 sq. ft. The website will time out after 60 minutes of inactivity, so be sure to have your list of plants that you want to order ready and avoid interruptions if possible.
3. Submit your electronic order form. Once submitted, print out two copies of your order summary—keep one for your records and mail the other with a check made out to “Graham-Martin Foundation,” and mail to:
   • Plant Dane! Program
   • c/o Dane County LWRD
   • One Fen Oak Court, Rm 234
   • Madison, WI 53718-8812
   All orders must be received with full payment no later than Friday, May 13, 2011. Orders without full payment will not be processed.
4. Optional: Attend the Retain the Rain! Workshop on April 9, 2011
5. Pick up your plants, which will be delivered to One Fen Oak Court, Madison, WI on June 25, 2011, 8a-9:30a. Participants must pick up plants on this date, or have a relative, friend or neighbor pick up plants for them.

Contact Marcia Hartwig, Madison Area Municipal Storm Water Partnership Education Coordinator at (608) 224-3746 or hartwig@co.dane.wi.us, for more information.

*The Graham-Martin Foundation, Inc., is a registered 501(c)(3) organization, dedicated to the preservation and restoration of natural ecosystems and the promotion of environmental education.

Important Program Links

• Graham-Martin Foundation Native Species List (3.01MB)
• Plant Mix Descriptions (275KB)
• Plant Dane! Seed Mix Details (284KB)
• Retain the Rain! Workshop Brochure
• "How to Build a Rain Garden" brochure (1.02MB)
• Plant Mix Garden Designs (1.50MB)
• Garden Designs
  Click here and scroll down to "Plant Lists" for garden designs
• Print your own rain garden sign (449KB)
• "My Fair Lakes" rain garden information
• Dane County Office of Lakes & Watersheds Rain Garden Information
• Seed Mix Instructions (37KB)
• Native Plant Species Available Through Plant Dane! Cost-Share Program that Tolerate Road Salt (74KB)
• Winter Salt Injury and Salt-Tolerant Landscape Plants (1.69MB)

2011 Plant Dane! Schedule

January	Program opens!
April 9	Retain the Rain! workshop
May 13	Last day orders with payment will be accepted
June 25	Plants are delivered to One Fen Oak Court, Madison, WI, for pick-up on a Saturday between 8-9:30am

Rain Garden Listserv

The Dane County Office of Lakes and Watersheds currently maintains a discussion group for those interested in rain gardens in Dane County. To subscribe, send a blank email to daneraingardens-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. To email the listserv, send email to daneraingardens@yahooogroups.com.