2010 Landscape & Grounds Maintenance Short Course: Session II
Raingarden Design and Professional Maintenance
Tamara Wittmer, Urban Land Specialist, Land & Water Conservation Dept. of St. Croix Co. -Why rain gardens are important for water quality and storm water management -Using rain gardens to meet local regulations -Blue Thumb planting for clean water program and partner resources
Aleisha Miller, Miller Escape LLC -Rain garden design – site evaluation, soils, sizing, proper construction, layout and preventing problems
Diana Alfuth, adjunct professor of Landscape Design at UW-River Falls and UW-Extension Horticulture Educator in Pierce County -Designing rain gardens to fit the landscape for aesthetic appeal -Selecting plants to match the site
Ruth Hilfiker, UW-Extension Commercial Horticulture Educator for St. Croix & Pierce Counties -Long term maintenance of rain gardens—ornamental and prairie plants
Date and Time: Friday, February 26, 2010 to Friday, February 26, 2010 : 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Cost: $15.00
Location
Agriculture Service & Education Center1960 8th Ave
Baldwin WI 54002
Notes:
Do not google/yahoo maps address. They don't take you there.
The Agriculture Service & Education Center is a brick building south of the Ford Dealership. There is a large radio tower next to the building.
Directions:
In Baldwin, WI.
North of I-94 on Highway 65.
Turn Right on Fern St.
Turn Right on 8th St.
Contact Information
Tamara Wittmer x 128Phone: 715-684-2874
Email: tamaraw@co.saint-croix.wi.us
Website: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/stcroix/