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Hands on Rain Garden and Conservation Landscape Installation Workshop
September 11, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Montgomery County RainScapes and Montgomery College Hands on Rain Garden and Conservation Landscape Installation Workshop
Montgomery College, in partnership with Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection’s RainScapes Program is offering a one day workshop:
“Hands on Rain Garden and Conservation Landscape Installation Workshop”
This is a follow up class to this past winter’s RainScapes Environmental Site Design Workshop. You will determine the drainage area, size the Rain Garden and Conservation Landscape, establish the design criteria/layout and install the gardens from start to finish.
WHEN: September 11th, 9 am-3 pm
WHERE: Stadler Nurseries in Laytonsville, MD
Click here to register.
What to bring: Bag lunch/food/drinks, eye protection, sun screen, and gloves.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the concept and environmental benefits of Rain Gardens and Conservation Landscaping.
- Discuss the benefits of Environmental Site Design (ESD) uses.
- Perform a site analysis for ESD.
- Describe the ESD process.
A number of people have been asking for rain garden/ rainscaping/ habitat landscaping information. As you may know the county provides grants for rainscaping , trees and conservation landscaping (see www.rainscapes.org ).