Cincinnati Master Rain Gardener Program
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Master Rain Gardener
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Program Information
​​What does it take to build a rain garden?

​Inspiration, Perspiration, & Improvisation.
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April Banarek by her newly installed rain garden at her office. 
Fall 2025 Course
Registration is Open!
Register Here

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

1:00-4:00pm
Clermont County
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Pattison Park Lodge
2228 US-50, Batavia, OH 45103

Course Overview


  • 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


​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! 

Master Rain Gardener Swag

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MRG Garden Gloves
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MRG T-shirt
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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

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