Mentor Public Library: Welcome To Rain Gardens 101

Press release from Mentor Public Library :

May 6, 2021

Discover the importance of rain gardens and how to plant one during a free online program that we’re hosting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 20.

Natalie Gertz-Young from Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District will explain how rain gardens are both beautiful and functional. They absorb stormwater runoff and filter the pollutants that collect along the way. Anyone can plant a rain garden!

Her talk is free to watch and will be hosted via Zoom. You have to register to get the Zoom link. You can sign up online or call us at (440) 255-8811 ext. 247.

Two more tips for any green thumbs out there:

1. Did you know that you can get free veggie, flower, and herb seeds from our Seed Library? Check out our collection  the next time you visit our Main Branch. Borrow up to 15 packets of seeds per season.

2. You should also check out the special collection from Holden Forests & Gardens’ Corning Library available at our Main Branch. In addition to a gorgeous arboretum in Kirtland, Holden also has a spectacular collection of gardening, horticulture, environmental and botany books at Corning Library within its arboretum.

Dozens of Corning Library’s books are now available to borrow at our Main Branch. Thanks to a partnership between libraries, you can use your cards to check out books from this special collection. Our typical lending rules apply.

This press release was produced by Mentor Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.