We are excited to host Master Rain Gardener Lydia Lopez and Rain Garden Coordinator Susan Bryan for their 5-session class this spring! Class will be held each Friday April 4-May 2. Optional field trips and plant swap opportunities will be available to students. There will be homework. Potluck style snacks provided by staff and classmates! Limit to 20 students. Cost for the class is $89. Advance registration is required:
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Design your own rain garden step-by-step during class. Become the neighborhood expert!Protect your home against flooding & help birds, & butterflies with a RAIN garden! We teach you everything we know about rain gardens. That includes lessons learned from more than 500 rain gardens built by homeowners just like you. Learn what works and what doesn’t. Ask questions! Visit a real rain garden! Earn your certification – including a t-shirt and sign – by building your own rain garden, or adopting a public rain garden.
Keep our Rivers Clean, One Garden at a Time
Anyone can plant a rain garden! You don’t need any special equipment – just a yard, a spade, compost and a few plants. Rain Gardens are a beautiful addition to any landscape - and keep our rivers, lakes and streams clean. Join us for a rain garden workshop. We’ll talk about the benefits of Rain Gardens and how to build and plant one. Bring your questions and photos. We can workshop a design for your yard. Take the information home and start your own!
About the Instructors
Lydia Lopez became a fully certified Master Rain Gardener in spring of 2024. Her background in Environmental Science and her work with the River Raisin Watershed Council provide her with insights into the water quality issues of the Great Lakes region. She can't wait to share her experience with budding Master Rain Gardeners!
Susan Bryan, Rain Garden Coordinator has been designing rain gardens for over ten years, and has mentored over 700 homeowners planting rain gardens. She developed the Master Rain Gardener program, and has spread it to six other municipalities. In Ann Arbor, she designed the Miller Avenue rain gardens and the Swift Run street-side rain gardens. She is a past President of Wild Ones, has a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan, and is a Master Gardener.
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