Planting for Clean Water: Northside Residents Redevelopment Council

Join us on September 24th from 6:00-7:30pm to learn how planting native gardens can protect clean water in your neighborhood.

In this workshop, a designer from Metro Blooms Design+Build will walk through native garden projects including pollinator plantings and rain gardens, describe what to expect in the different stages of a native garden’s lifecycle, and cover essential maintenance tasks. Together, we’ll get some practice with plant identification and maintenance tasks in a residential rain garden.

This workshop is being hosted at NRRC’s Demonstration Site for Healthy Urban Living. During the workshop, we’ll get a chance to tour the site and see the different types of practices you could put into place to protect clean water on your own property, including the rain garden, native plantings, permeable paver walkways, and rainwater cistern. Bring your questions or share with us ahead of time via email if there is a specific topic you are interested in hearing more about!

This workshop is hosted by the Northside Residents Redevelopment Council in partnership with the City of Minneapolis.

Access Information:

• This workshop will be hosted in-person at the Demonstration Site for Healthy Urban Living. Portions of the workshop will be hosted inside the finished garage and outside in the gardens around the property. We will spend time standing, walking, and practicing hands-on techniques in the garden.
• Gloves and hand tools will be provided; you are welcome to bring your own gardening tools, folding chairs, kneeling pads or anything else that will make you comfortable in the space. Light snacks and water will be available.
• Street parking is available in the neighborhood and along N Girard Ave. The nearest Metro Transit stop is at West Broadway and Fremont Ave and is serviced by bus lines 14, 30, 5, and the D Line.