Rain Garden Workshop

Note: This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for September 12, 2026. We invite you to explore our other events and workshops this summer!

Rain gardens are a beautiful AND functional solution to stormwater runoff. Learn how to create one! 

A rain garden is a water-loving garden that helps soak up rainwater from your roof, driveway, or lawn. It is designed to capture water from a 1″ rainstorm and slowly infiltrate it back into the ground. By using native flowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees, a rain garden can beautify your yard while reducing standing water. Rain gardens also provide habitat for: 

• Birds 
• Pollinators 
• Other beneficial insects 

Join Gunpowder Valley Conservancy (GVC), a Baltimore County-based land trust and watershed restoration nonprofit, for a Rain Garden Workshop. The workshop will include a brief presentation on rain gardens, with an additional focus on proper rain garden maintenance. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the benefits of adding a rain garden to your yard and how to keep it beautiful and functioning as it matures.  

What to expect: Dress for an outdoor workshop (hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes) and bring your own water bottle.

Location: Private Residence 

Questions? Contact Sydney (swest@gunpowdervc.org)

This workshop is part of the Clear Creeks Project. Coordinated by Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, the Clear Creeks Project is a grant-funded, citizen-based initiative that helps answer a community desire to restore the water quality of the Gunpowder Watershed. Additional funding provided by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; Chesapeake Bay Trust; Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability; and Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, administered by Maryland Department of Natural Resources.