{"id":60638,"date":"2016-03-29T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=60638"},"modified":"2016-03-29T20:00:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T00:00:50","slug":"popular-rain-garden-workshops-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2016\/03\/29\/popular-rain-garden-workshops-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular rain garden workshops return"},"content":{"rendered":"

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News release from the City of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n

Reduce Standing Water<\/strong>
\nPopular Rain Garden Workshops Return<\/em><\/p>\n

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(March 29, 2016) – Residents can soak-up stormwater from their yards by planting a rain garden. For the eighth year in a row the City will offer free workshops to teach residents how to improve drainage on their property by planting a rain garden.<\/p>\n

Four free rain garden workshops are scheduled this spring, where residents will receive detailed guidance on how to plant a rain garden.<\/p>\n

A rain garden is a landscaped area that holds rain water runoff for a few hours to a few days using native plants that help the soil soak up more water. After a rain event, the water slowly soaks into the ground. The gardens help residents reduce standing water on their property and reduce the amount of runoff that goes into combined sewers, which improves water quality in our rivers. Compared with a grassed lawn area, a rain garden may allow 30% more water to be absorbed.<\/p>\n

To register, residents should call 311 to sign-up for a workshop.<\/p>\n

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Fort Wayne City Utilities Rain Garden Workshops 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n