Friends of the Rouge
650 Church Street Suite 209, Plymouth, MI 48170
EIN: 38-2672879
734-927-4900

Copyright 2025 Friends of the Rouge.

You’re invited to attend a free virtual Lunch & Learn on Thursday 7/28 @ Noon. Bring your lunch and join Rain Gardens 101: Get Your Lawn a Job! A 15 minute Q & A session will follow this 45 minute presentation.

How to get started with a rain garden? Enjoy a rousing introduction to this Gold Standard for environmental landscaping. Rain gardens do it all! Protect your home against flooding, attract birds, butterflies, and other pollinators to your yard, and become a leader in your neighborhood.

  • DOOR PRIZES include a free 50 gallon red rain barrel and a free consultation!
  • FUNDING AVAILABLE Learn about resources to help you be successful, including new funding available for residential rain gardens in Detroit, Dearborn, Redford, and Highland Park

Program Details:

Location: Virtual Webinar
Dates: Thu., July 28, 2022
Time: Noon – 1:00pm
Cost: FREE

Door Prizes

Solving Problems at Home

  • Icy, dangerous sidewalks
  • Water in the basement
  • Large, boring lawn

Solving Problems in your Community

  • Sustain bees, birds, and butterflies
  • Stop flooding and pollution
  • Clean water, Great Lakes!

You’ve got lawn, and you’ve got problems to solve. Let’s talk rain gardens! Join Friends of the Rouge to learn the essentials you need to bring rain gardens into your life. Get your lawn a job and bring your lawn to life with a rain garden!

Thanks to our event sponsors

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