Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance is an initiative towards building a better Bluegrass by supporting the need for rain gardens as stormwater management tools
Submit your Rain garden"2010 Rain gardens by 2010" - Learn more about the vision
"Rain gardens are an efficient way to improve water quality" -LFUCG
" Bluegrass Rain garden Alliance" - profile in EE in Kentucky
As of 69 Raingardens are registered with BGRA.
The total Rain garden space in the whole Bluegrass region is 15119 sqft.
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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Register HERE for the Garden Center Rain Garden Design Competition Posted 2/26/09 The Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance commercial/professional team is sponsoring a competition among garden centers in Central Kentucky. The challenge is to build the best rain garden display, complete with native plants and educational information. Judges will visit participating garden centers on March 27 and 28. The prize includes PR for your garden center, employee training, and rain garden workshops at your garden center hosted by the BRGA.Click here to enter the contest and for more information. Sadieville wins Rain Garden Alliance Grant! Posted 2/24/09 The community of Sadieville is the winner of the $500 community rain garden grant from the Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance. They plan to use the money to sponsor a rain garden design competition among community groups. Congratulations Sadieville! Rain Garden workshop in Boyle County - 1/24/09 Posted 12/29/08 On January 24, 2009 a Rain Garden workshop will be held in Danville at the Boyle County Extension Office. It's FREE and anyone is welcome to attend! We'll be learning about rain gardens and attendees will have the opportunity to design their own, suited to their yard or space. Please email Brittany@kentuckypride.com with questions. BRGA announces community grant opportunity Posted 11/24/08 The Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance is pleased to announce that we are offering a $500 grant to help a community in Central Kentucky build its own demonstration rain garden! The completed grant application must be postmarked by January 16, 2009 and the winning community will be announced on February 6, 2009. Please remember to call 811 (Before U Dig) before submitting your application. Click here for the grant application Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance wins Environmental Commission Award! Posted 10/20/08. The Bluegrass Rain Garden Alliance will be the recipient of one of the Lexington-Fayette Environmental Commission's 2008 awards. Our #1 registered rain garden, Coca Cola, will also receive an award for their Rain Garden Creation and Design. The BRGA will be recognized for this honor at an awards breakfast on Friday October 24. FREE Rain Garden Installers Workshop/Demonstration Posted 9/14/08. Wednesday, October 15 and Friday, October 17 - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Good Foods Coop, Olika Temple, Southland Drive in Lexington, KY * Observe commercial rain garden installation at Good Foods Coop, and Olika Temple parking lots, Southland Drive. * Receive technical information related to designs, materials, installation procedures and maintaince of rain gardens for commercial and residential properties. * Discuss market potential for these new stormwater management practices and upcoming regulatory incentives that will make these installations desirable to existing clients and potential customers. | |||||||||
