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. 

Fall 2025 Course
Registration is Open!

Register Here

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Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Nov. 13 (No class Nov. 6)

1:00-4:00pm

Clermont County
​Pattison Park Lodge
2228 US-50, Batavia, OH 45103

Course Overview

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• The MRG course is a 6 day course that takes place over 7 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 receive Master Rain Gardener garden gloves for completing the class. Once their garden is complete, they get a shirt and sign for becoming a Master Rain Gardener!​

MRG Certification Requirements

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

1. Complete the all days of the MRG course & present their plans.
2. 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

Fall 2025  -Clermont County, OH​
​Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Nov. 13 (No class Nov. 6)
1:00-4:00pm

Pattison Park Lodge
2228 US-50, Batavia, OH 45103

Future Course Locations
(Details TBD - these courses are in-person only)

2026
Spring 2026 - Butler County, OH
Fall 2026  - Warren County, OH

Greater Cincinnati Master Rain Gardener Gallery