RAIN Garden Master Class

A group of people planting native shrubs and grasses in a new rain garden in the front yard of a house.
Green Infrastructure
Online Course
Citizens

Learn how to design and implement beautiful, functional rain gardens that manage stormwater and support biodiversity.

Green Communities Canada’s RAIN Garden Master Class is a certification program for home gardeners and landscape professionals interested in learning more about sustainable stormwater solutions. This self-paced, online course covers everything you need to know about rain garden design, installation, and maintenance.

About the RAIN Garden Masterclass

Drawing on over a decade of hands-on experience, this course offers 6 hours of practical, accessible video lessons across 6 training modules. Participants will receive formal certification upon completion of their rain garden.

What you’ll learn:

  • Basic Hydrology
  • How to identify and map stormwater sources and pathways on a property
  • Techniques to direct and manage stormwater runoff into the landscape
  • How to perform soil infiltration testing
  • Introduction to Rain Gardens
  • Key principles of Rain Garden sizing and placement
  • How to select appropriate native plants

Register for the RAIN Garden Master Class to get started.

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