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Raingarden Workshop

We offer the Raingarden Workshop (Part A) to teach you everything you need to know about raingardens. The Raingarden Workshop (Part B) will help those who have attended Part A get help with their personal raingarden design. The Onsite Consultation allows you have a Landscape Design Assistant come to your property to answer property-specific questions.

New in 2009! In Chanhassen and Savage we are offering a combined workshop format.  Attendees will bring a sketch of their property to the workshop and in one three hour session we will move quickly through an introduction to raingardens to work toward completion of your own raingarden design.

You can choose which part(s) of the program fit your needs. Our goal is to help residents and business owners plan for and install raingardens to help clean and beautify our communities. We ask participants to help defray our costs by paying $10 for each workshop. We offer up to $100 native plant reimbursement grants for residents of Hennepin County, and will have information at our workshops about reimbursements available in other counties.

To find out more about raingardens, and why they're so important, read our rain garden overview.
To find out more about a particular program, click one of the headings below:

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Raingarden Workshops

Raingarden Workshop (Part A)
The Raingarden Workshop (Part A) teaches landowners how to install a raingarden using native plants that don't require fertilizers or pesticides, and whose long roots help draw the water deep into the soil. more

Raingarden Workshop (Part B)
In a two-hour small group workshop, you receive professional advice from Metro Blooms Landscape Design Assistants and Hennepin County Master Gardeners who are trained in landscape design and horticulture. more

 

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Onsite Consultations

If you need further guidance or support from an expert after April 25 you may schedule a one-hour Onsite Consultation at your home for advice tailored to your particular landscaping challenges with a Metro Blooms Landscape Design Assistant. A $40 fee is charged for this service.
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Native Plant Reimbursement Grants

Because native plants are key to planting a successful rain arden, our watershed districts encourage homeowners by offering financial incentives to purchase native plants. Visit this section to find out if you qualify for a native plant & installation reimbursement grant, and how to apply.