Minutes June 21 — Rain Gardens

June Meeting: Rain Gardens with Mary Palmer, Landscape Design Instructor

We had a very well-attended meeting in a lovely setting. Thanks Jane!

Contrary to what it may sound like, a rain garden is not a garden in a boggy spot. A rain garden is a garden designed to manage the periodic rain runoff from your landscape — a shallow depression in your yard that’s planted with native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers and grasses.

A rain garden will help with many issues:

• Filter runoff pollution
• Recharge local groundwater
• Conserve water
• Increase beneficial insects that eliminate pest insects
• Create habitat for birds and butterflies
• Survive drought seasons
• Reduce garden maintenance, once established

By the way, if you missed the meeting, you also missed a great breakfast! And get your copy of the meeting handout.