Backyard Rain Gardens

Backyard Rain Gardens 101

Kate Venturini, URI Master Gardener Program Coordinator and Landscape Restoration Specialist at the URI Outreach Center, will present "Backyard Rain Gardens 101" on Thursday, May 31 at 6:30 PM at Portsmouth Free Public Library.  Kate's presentation will include a discussion
of the impacts of rain on the health of RI's waterbodies and how the incorporation of backyard rain gardens can help reduce the amount of water pollution to our local waterbodies. Kate will discuss the basic principles of
siting, sizing, designing and installing a backyard rain garden and give recommendations for additional sources of rain garden information.

This program is free and open to the public but seating is limited.  Please call the Library at 683-9457 or stop by to sign up.

Submitted by : Carolyn Magnus, Director

Portsmouth Free Public Library