Use our rain garden manual to help you build your own rain garden!
Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance is an initiative towards building a better Bluegrass by supporting the need for rain gardens as stormwater management tools
The total Rain garden space in the whole Bluegrass region is 15119 sqft.
What is a rain garden?
A rain garden is a garden with a shallow depression that captures runoff from impervious surfaces, such as rooftops, patios, driveways, and parking lots, before it enters the storm water system. Rain gardens can be customized and are limited only by the resources and time you want to put into them. They use natural processes to improve water quality by filtering pollutants and reducing the amount of stormwater runoff. The water easily infiltrates into the soil because of the deep roots of the native plants and recharges the groundwater supply.
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Rain Garden Workshop for Stormwater Managment
Posted 6/17/2011: Where: Coca Cola 2275 Leestown Road, Lexington, KY 40511;
When: Thursday, August 18th, 9 a.m. ; Cost: Free ; Pre-registration required; call 859-257-3000 ext. 207 or cagourid@bae.uky.edu
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Water Awarness Fair/Global Water Dance
Posted 6/17/2011: Where: The Arboretum: State Botanical Garden of Kentucky, 500 Alumni Dr., Lexington KY 40503;
When: Saturday, June 25th from 2-6 pm; What: Dance Performances, Live Music, Rain Garden and Rain Barrel Demos and watershed and usage exhibits.
For more information click here
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We are pleased to Announce that Kentucky American Water is sponsoring Free Rain Garden Workshops and Viewings in Georgetown on Saturday June 11th and in Frankfort on Saturday June 18th!
Posted 6/02/2011: Come join Bluegrass PRIDE as we explore the basics of Rain Gardens and possibly win a free native plant for your garden. Georgetown's event will be held at the Georgetown Fire Station #3, 101 Airport Rd., Georgetown, KY 40324 from 10-12. Frankfort's event will be at the Frankfort Country Club, 101 Duntreath St., Frankfort, KY 40601 from 10-12. For more information contact Kara Sayles at Kara@bgpride.org or 859-266-1572
4th Annual Bluegrass Rain Garden Tour
Posted 3/18/2011: May 22nd, 2011 from 1-4 pm in Lexington, KY. We will start this year's tour at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky. To register for the tour click here
Bluegrass PRIDE is celebrating it's 10th Year Anniversary
Posted 2/3/2011:
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Bluegrass PRIDE provides resources and education to empower Central Kentuckians to foster positive environmental change in their communities. For more information click here
Meadowthorpe Neighborhood's Living Green Workshop
Posted 3/18/2011: The event will be held on Sat, March 19, 9am – 11am at 333 Larch Lane, Lexington
For more information click here
Reforest Frankfort
Posted 3/18/2011: The event will be held on Sat, April 2, 9am – 2pm at Benson Creek Boat Ramp, Benson Valley Road, Frankfort.
For more information please contact Andrew Cammack at acammack@fewpb.net or call 502-803-0764.
Rain Barrel Workshop
Posted 3/18/2011: The event will be held on Sat, April 2, 9am – 11am at Bluegrass PRIDE, 3120 Pimlico Parkway Suite 126, Lexington.
Call 866.222.1648 for more information or to register.
Reforest the Bluegrass
Posted 3/18/2011: The event will be held on Sat, April 16, 9am – 1pm at Liberty Park, Lexington
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Joint meeting of the 2nd Kentucky Invasive Species Conference and the 13th Annual Southeast EPPC Conference
