A rain garden is a shallow depression in a yard planted with a variety of flowers, shrubs, and grasses that “don’t mind getting their feet wet.” Learn how to build your own rain garden to help soak up polluted runoff from downspouts, driveways, and sidewalks while protecting our local waterways. When planted with the right types of plants, rain gardens also attract birds, butterflies and bees.
Harvesting the rain is the cheapest and most sustainable way to water your garden! This class is an overview of the many ways that rain may be stored for use in your vegetable or ornamental home garden. COST: $25 Tilth members, $35 non- Tilth members. Advance registration and payment are required, no walk-ins. For more information and to register, visit: http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/harvesting-the-rain-1.
Instead of storing 50 gallons in a rain barrel, why not store the thousands of gallons your roof collects in a cistern? Cisterns save you money, conserve water, prevent storm water pollution, and can remedy drainage issues. COST: $18 for Seattle Tilth members, $25 non-members. Advance registration and payment are required. For more information and to register, visit: http://seattletilth.org/learn/classes-and-workshops/be-cistern-savvy-3.
Please join Stewardship Partners for a hands-on classroom workshop on rain garden design and construction. We have several classes scheduled throughout King County and the Seattle Metro area beginning February 25 in Redmond. Workshops are free, but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Schedule for Rain Garden Classes in King County:
02/25 Redmond
03/18 Bothell
03/30 Seattle
04/01 Mercer Island
04/20 Lake Forest Park
04/29 Bellevue
05/18 Duvall
Please join Stewardship Partners for a hands-on classroom workshop on rain garden design and construction. We have several classes scheduled throughout King County and the Seattle Metro area beginning February 25 in Redmond. Workshops are free, but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Schedule for Rain Garden Classes in King County:
02/25 Redmond
03/18 Bothell
03/30 Seattle
04/01 Mercer Island
04/20 Lake Forest Park
04/29 Bellevue
05/18 Duvall
