DIYRainGarden
Suppliesneeded:
·WesternWashington
RainGardenHandbook
(cityhabitats.org/resources)
· gardengloves and
safetyglasses
· standard surface level
· 5-gallonbucket
· wheel barrow
· hand trowel
· rake
· shovel
· corrugated solidpipeand
downspout connector
· eco-border edging
·markingpaint
·mulch/bark
· planting soil, river rock
and compost
· trees, shrubs, andgrasses toplant
in your raingarden, recommended
plants to consider include: white
or red twigdogwood, swordor
lady fern, golden variegated
sweet flag, soft rush, purple cone
flower, bleedingheart, ornamental
grasses, floweringperennials. (See
theRainGardenHandbook for a
list of additional appropriateplants)
West ern
Was hin gt on
Rain Ga rd en
Handbook
Visit a
Lowe’sHome
Improvement store
in thenorthwest for
your raingarden
building supplies.
Grants and incentives
for raingardens
Finda contractor tobuild
a raingarden.
- CityHabitatsContributors -
Makeadifference!
Volunteer tobuilda rain
garden inyour community.
All acrossPuget Sound, local
governments are seeing
benefits tohelpingprivate
landownersbuild raingardens.
Visit cityhabitats.org/incentives
to findout about grants and
rebateprograms in your area.
With the right trainingandplanning, webelieve
everyone canbuild their own raingarden. But
wealso realize that not everyonehas the time, or
interest indoing it themselves.Wehave compiled
a list of raingardenprofessionalswhohave
completedoneof the2-day raingardenworkshops
weoffer.
cityhabitats.org/raingardencontractor
Mark your calendar! OnOctober 22 (
MakeA
DifferenceDay
), five communitieswill come together
acrossPuget Sound to invest in cleanwater. Join
us for adayof volunteeringandgetting your hands
dirty! KING5 televisionwill joinus toparticipate in
andpromote the largest national dayof community
service.
cityhabitats.org/makeadifference
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