Master Rain Gardener
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Program Information

​​What does it take to build a rain garden?

​Inspiration, Perspiration, & Improvisation.

April Banarek by her newly installed rain garden at her office. 

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*Class limited to 25 participants

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Fall 2022 Course Details

Dates:
Fridays
9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.​
August 5, 12, 19, 26
​September 9

Location:
(Kenton County, KY)
Sanitation District No. 1 of NKY
1045 Eaton Dr.
Fort Wright, KY 41071

Course Overview

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• The MRG course is a 5 day course that takes place over 6 weeks.
• During the course, students are guided through the rain garden design and installation process by experienced regional professionals.
• Homework is assigned after each class. By the final day, students will have created their own custom ready-to-go rain garden plan, complete with location, size, and planting design.
• Students will receive Master Rain Gardener garden gloves for completing the class!​

MRG Certification Requirements

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​To receive the Master Rain Gardener Certification, students are required to:

• Complete the MRG course
• Build their Rain Garden
• If building a rain garden is not an option, students may volunteer to maintain/rehab an existing rain garden for 1 year as a substitute (instructors will help pair students with an appropriate rain garden).

Once a student has completed these things, they will be awarded their Master Rain Gardener Certification, a MRG t-shirt, and Rain Garden yard sign! 

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Master Rain Gardener Swag

MRG Garden Gloves

MRG T-shirt

MRG Yard Sign - Art by Cincinnati artist Kristel Graham

Future Rotating Course Locations

Spring 2022 - Hamilton County, OH
Fridays 9:00-1:00pm. Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26, April 9.
1325 E Kemper Rd. #115, Cincinnati, Oh 45246

Fall 2022 - Northern Kentucky
Fridays 9:00 - 1:00pm. Aug. ​5, 12, 19, 26, Sept. 9
​1045 Eaton Dr., Fort Wright, KY 41071

Spring 2023 - Butler County, OH
Fall 2023 - Clermont County, OH​

Spring 2024 - Warren County, OH
Fall 2024 - Hamilton County, OH

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