About Us

The Northeast Ohio Master Rain Gardener Program is a 5-class course that teaches you how to design and install your own rain garden.

Events

Course dates, volunteer workdays, plant swaps, and more!

 

Volunteer

Volunteer to be a Rain Garden Steward and help maintain public rain gardens near you.
 
 

Upcoming Course Dates

WSC Plant Tour

Winter Online Course
Hosted by Chagrin River Watershed Partners

Monday, January 27 - Saturday, March 8

The online course consists of pre-recorded webinars that can be watched at your convenience within the course timeline. Weekly virtual Q&A sessions and one final in-person class are optional to attend.

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Self Paced Online Course
Hosted by Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District

Register anytime and take the online course at a pace that works for you.

Hear from Past Participants

“The instructors were all so encouraging and seemed very approachable in addition to being very knowledgeable about the topics. They also injected such a sense of fun and enthusiasm into the sessions which made the experience even more enjoyable. Thanks so much for this opportunity!

I will definitely be recommending the program to friends and neighbors.”

– Melanie M.

“Thank you for providing this course. I think that this is a great benefit to our region and I hope to see multiple rain gardens on every property!”

– Kevin H.

“Presenting a variety of garden designs as well as personal garden stories was a strength of this course.  It provided students with many examples of rain gardens and showcased the diversity among them.”

– Heather D.

"I can’t express how delighted I am with these classes. Thanks to everyone.”

– Judy B.

“Thank you to all the instructors and support rain gardeners. Everyone made the course easy to go through. Also the welcoming of any question(s) and the follow up to each question was professional and friendly. No question was responded to as silly and unimportant. You made everyone feel what they are trying to do was very important.”

– Vickie H.

“This is the best garden class I have ever taken. Instructors were so enthusiastic and knowledgeable. I liked that the instructors shared their own experiences building rain gardens. I loved that when the course was done I actually felt like I had the knowledge to build a rain garden.

In the past when I had read or gone to talks about rain gardens I felt overwhelmed by the idea, but now I understand the steps. Wonderful job!”

– Lisa G.

Contact us

For Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District Courses:
Kate Chapel at: kchapel@cuyahogaswcd.org

For Chagrin River Watershed Partners Courses:
Kaylee Acres Eclov at: kacres@crwp.org