Rain gardens are a part of stormwater management systems that can be both beautiful and functional. They are shallow, vegetated landscape depressions that slow water for a short time to provide stormwater infiltration, pollutant filtration, native plant habitat, and effective stormwater treatment for small-scale residential or commercial drainage areas.

In this workshop you will learn the basics of rain garden design and help the Crump Senior Center design their own rain garden.

Friday, September 16 – 8:30am-11:00am
Crump Senior Center
1751 Cong W L Dickinson Dr, Montgomery, AL 36107

Cost: Free

Register: http://aub.ie/rgworkshop

Presentation material will cover:

• What a rain garden is
• Why install a rain garden
• Site selection
• Basics of plant selection and design
• Designing a rain garden step by step with hands on activities
• Participants will also receive a printed version of our ACES publications on rain garden design.

If you have questions, contact stewards@auburn.edu or call 334-844-3809

Workshop is provided by the Alabama Watershed Stewards Program, part of the Auburn University Water Resources Center and Alabama Cooperative Extension.  Alabama Watershed Stewards is funded by a Clean Water Act 319(h) grant from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and EPA Region 5.