Free Rain Garden Workshop In Haverford March 7

HAVERFORD, PA — The air is getting warmer in the Philadelphia region, and some Haverford residents may be looking forward to spring and summer already.

Luckily, the Darby Creek Valley Association, Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative, and Hav-a-Rain Garden are getting ready to host a free rain garden workshop in early March.

The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon March 7 at the Haverford CREC.

Attendees will learn how to build and maintain a Rain Garden for themselves or in their community.

Rain gardens are shallow landscaped depressions that capture, clean, and absorb stormwater runoff from roofs, parking lots, and roads.

To make rain gardens, the depressions are filled with a mixture of sand, topsoil, and compost that filters water. Typical rain gardens are six to nine inches deep.

Water runoff is collected from paved and other hard surfaces and directed into gardens, watering native plants that provide food and habitat for birds, butterflies, and other pollinators. Native plants do not require fertilizer and help filter pollutants.

They will also have the chance to hone skills by joining rain garden builds or apprenticing. Apprentice opportunities include assessing potential locations and designing rain gardens.

Sign up to attend online here.

The Darby Creek Valley Association, Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative, and Hav-a-Rain Garden have designed and built more than 80 rain gardens in the region at parks, libraries, and private properties.

The Haverford CREC is located at 9000 Parkview Drive in Haverford.