You've heard about them...rain gardens, but what are they?  And why should I plant one?

Come listen and learn from Patricia Jane Pennell, Program Manager Rain Gardens of West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC).  She will show us why rain gardens are so important, how beautiful they are and how easy it can be to create and maintain one.

A rain garden is an attractive landscaping feature planted with perennial native plants. It is a bowl-shaped or saucer-shaped garden with deep, loose soil, designed to absorb stormwater run-off from impervious surfaces such as roofs and parking lots.

Rain gardens can be small, formal, home-owner style gardens, large complex bioretention gardens, or anywhere in between.

Additionally, our hostess, Denise Hopkins, owner of Eden Environments, will help us understand how to construct a rain barrel so that we can capture all that beautiful rain for watering our gardens.

This should be an interesting event for novice to experienced gardeners.  Please join us for a fun evening of learning and networking.