RainScape Your Yard: Sessions I, II, III – Session III: Plants & Landscape Design for RainScape Gardens

Instructors: Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection A RainScape is a landscape or design technique that helps reduce stormwater runoff from individual properties. These watershed-friendly sites help reduce rainfall runoff and pollutants from entering our streams and the habitats surrounding them. RainScape projects can include rain gardens, conservation landscapes, green roofs, and permeable pavements. The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection offers a rebate program for approved RainScape projects for homeowners. To be eligible for rebate, participants must apply and be approved for installation based on a submitted plan before projects are installed. These three sessions are intended to help homeowners create a RainScape design plan. Session I: The first step to planning a RainScape project is to evaluate your site and determine what project(s) are both possible and desirable for you. Learn how to look for places to soak up water on your site, what projects fit where and how big they need to be. This class is a recommended prerequisite to the Stormwater Solutions and the Plants and Planting Design classes.

Intended for ages Ages 18+

This event will be held at Brookside Gardens