How to Build Rain Gardens: Lessons from an Expert

Start Date

11/10/2023

End Date

11/10/2025

Description

This two-hour course explains how to design and build a rain garden. The course focuses on soil properties, sizing calculations and infiltration, where to place certain rain garden features, and construction details. The course also includes a discussion on potential and subtle mistakes to avoid.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Sustainable Development & Design
Water / Stormwater Management

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

2.0

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcome 1:
Learners will be able to discuss and consider if and/or when an engineered medium should be used for a rain garden instead of the existing soil.

Learning Outcome 2:
Learners will be able to perform sizing calculations based on the desired volume and infiltration.

Learning Outcome 3:
Learners will be able to identify and avoid potential and subtle mistakes when designing and constructing rain gardens.

Learning Outcome 4:
Learners will be able to discuss the details of the rain garden construction process and consider the placement of certain rain garden features.

Instructors

Sean James

Course Codes

P111023H2RANG

Provider

HalfMoon Education Inc.

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