MRG Program Information

Master Rain Gardener

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.

Spring 2023 Course Registration is Open!

Dates:
Fridays
9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
March 3, 10, 17, 24
April 7

Location:
(Butler County, OH)
Butler County Soil & Water Conservation District
1802 Princeton Rd.
Hamilton, OH 45011

Course Overview

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

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

Complete the all 5 days of 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!

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
Fall 2022 - Northern Kentucky

Spring 2023 - Butler County, OH
Fridays 9:00 - 1:00pm. Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24, Apr. 7
Butler County Soil & Water Conservation District
1802 Princeton Rd. Hamilton, OH 45011

Fall 2023 - Clermont County, OH
Fridays 9:00 - 1:00pm. Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, Sept. 8
Clermont County Park District
2156 Hwy 50. Batavia, Ohio 45103

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

Greater Cincinnati Master Rain Gardener Gallery