Congratulations! You have made the first step toward building your very own rain garden. What is next? Pick how you would like to proceed.
Would you like to read a handbook on how to design and build your rain garden?
Would you like to take an online video class to take you step-by-step through designing your own rain garden? Sign up here to take the Master Rain Gardener class at your own pace - at your own computer!
You would rather take a class in person - with other people who are also designing their own rain garden? Sign up here to take the in person Master Rain Gardener class.
I can do it myself - with a little help from my friends. Join the Master Rain Gardener Facebook Group. Post your plans, your yard photos - ask for advice from the MRG hive mind. They will advise and encourage!
I can do it myself! I just need a little advice. If you live in Washtenaw County, Water Resources staff will come out to your yard and analyze where your rain garden should go - and how to solve drainage issues.