Creating Your Resilient Yard: St Louis Park

Unseasonably warm weather, long droughts and flooding rains are the new normal for spring and summer in Minnesota. Learn how your yard can adapt to and even help mitigate threats posed by these extreme weather events.

Participants receive:

• A brief overview of the importance of resilience, a walk-through of the different pieces that help make a yard resilient, and information on how to begin incorporating them on your property. Includes details on raingarden installation, stormwater management, and tree, shrub, flower and turf alternative recommendations.
• 1 on 1 design assistance from Blue Thumb landscape designers, U of M Extension Master Gardeners from Hennepin County, and Master Water Stewards.