Rain Garden Workshops

Celebrate Spring with rain gardens and join us at one of our free upcoming workshops!

Spring is here! And many of you are aching to be outside, digging around in the dirt!  We are here to help with free rain garden workshops.

What is a rain garden?

A rain garden is a unique, beautiful landscape feature designed to capture and use rain and snowmelt.

You don’t have to be a master gardener or engineer to make a rain garden, and the numerous economic and environmental benefits will last for years:

• provide habitat for wildlife such as birds and butterflies
• reduce flooding and water damage
• absorb more water than traditional lawns
• recharge ground water
• remove pollutants from storm water

Prairie Rivers Network’s Stacy James will be talking about rain gardens in two upcoming workshops. Participants will leave the workshop with enough knowledge and resources to construct their own rain gardens.

Springfield Rain Garden Workshop

When: Monday, April 29, 2013, 6 pm

(workshop is approx. 45 minutes long with a Q & A period following)

Where: Springfield Lincoln Public Library

326 S. 7th St, Springfield, IL

 

Free. Registration required.

Register here!

Peoria Rain Garden Workshop

When: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 10 am

(workshop is approx. 45 minutes long with a Q & A period following)

Where: Peoria Public Library Main Branch

107 NE Monroe, Peoria, IL

 

Free. Registration required.

Register here! 

Past workshop as part of the Mahomet Spring Gardening Seminar:

Spring Gardening Seminar*

presented by the Enhance Mahomet Committee

When: April 6, 2013, 8am-1pm                       

Where: Lake of the Woods Pavillion                                                            

Champaign County Forest Preserve, Mahomet, IL                                                                                          

Space is limited. Register by March 29!      

 

*This half-day workshop presented by the Enhance Mahomet Committee features presentations on gardening with native plants, garden design for interest and continuous color, underutilized shrubs and trees for year-round color, and conserving water with rain gardens. Click for the full descriptions and schedule.