Montgomery County RainScapes and Montgomery College Hands on Rain Garden and Conservation Landscape Installation Workshop

Montgomery College in partnership with Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection RainScapes Program is offering a   “Hands on Rain Garden and Conservation Landscape Installation Workshop” as a follow up from this past winter’s RainScapes Environmental Site Design Workshop.  This is a one day workshop, September 11^th, 9am-3pm, were we will be going over a site at Stadler Nurseries in Laytonsville, MD to determine drainage area, sizing the Rain Garden and Conservation Landscape, design criteria/layout and installing the gardens from start to finish.

Event Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-rain-garden-and-conservation-landscape-installation-workshop-tickets-37044635502

What to bring: Bag lunch/food/drinks, eye protection, sun screen, and gloves.

Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to:

1. Explain the concept and environmental benefits of Rain Gardens and Conservation Landscaping.

2. Discuss the benefits of Environmental Site Design (ESD) uses.

3. Perform a site analysis for ESD.

4. Describe the ESD process.