Plant A Rain Garden - Keep our Rivers Clean, One Garden at a Time
Matthaei Botanical Gardens -Great Lakes Garden, 1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105 Map
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Drinking Fountains
UPDATE March 9, 2025: This March 12th event will be in person only. We plan to add the option to join presentations over Zoom in the future; we regret that it is not possible for this one.
Plant A Rain Garden – Keep our Rivers Clean, One Garden at a Time
Anyone can plant a rain garden! You don’t need any special equipment—just a yard, a spade, compost, and a few native plants. Rain gardens are a beautiful addition to any landscape—and keep our rivers, lakes and streams clean! We’ll talk about the benefits of rain gardens and how to build and plant one at your own home. Rain gardens are for the greater good, and they are practical solutions for basement and yard flooding.
About Susan Bryan
Susan Bryan created and teaches the Master Rain Gardener class at Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office. The program became a state-wide certification in 2015, and has spread to the Great Lakes western states including—gasp!—Ohio! (a Michigan joke there), as well as to our neighbor to the north, Canada. Over 2,000 rain gardens have been built by homeowners on her advice by the industrious and spectacular Master Rain Gardeners. Susan was the recipient of the Ann Arbor Wild Ones Bob Grese Deep Roots award in 2014.
PARKING: Metered parking is available at Matthaei Botanical Gardens; members park for free.