Rain Gardens for Homeowners Workshop

February 22, 2025 Rain Garden Workshop

Rain gardens are bowl-shaped, planted areas that capture and absorb stormwater runoff. Learn about rain garden inflow, ponding areas, outflow, and planting guidelines. Get expert tips on how to design, build, plant and maintain a rain garden on your property.

Previous Rain Garden Workshop Recordings

Can't make this year's rain garden workshop? Here are the 2024 presentations and recordings. 

• Function and Benefits of Rain Gardens
  Rebecca Murphy, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
  Presentation | Recording
  
  
• Designing and Building a Rain Garden
  Dan Schwartz, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District
  Presentation | Recording Part 1 | Recording Part 2
  
  
• Planting and Maintaining Your Rain Garden 
  Lily Whitesell, Arlington County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Management
  Presentation | Recording

Rain Garden at The Arlington

2021 Rain Garden Workshop Presentation and Recording: See the presentations and recording from a previous rain garden workshop.

• Function and Benefits of Rain Gardens, Corey Miles, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
• Designing and Building a Rain Garden(PDF, 4MB), Maria Harwood, Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District
• Planting and Maintaining Your Rain Garden, Aileen Winquist, Arlington County Department of Environmental Services
• 2021 Workshop Recording