Rain Garden Program for the Community

Got rain that’s slow to drain?  Stop pooling around. Plant a Rain Garden. 

Fleur de Lis Garden Society welcomes you to attend a FREE Rain Garden Program, Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 1-4 pm.  Please join us at the Renaud Spirit Center (indoor recreation complex), 2650 Tri Sports Circle, O’Fallon, MO 63368. 

Learn how to turn that low, swampy or bare spot in your lawn into a low-maintenance garden that attracts butterflies and birds!  Rain gardens are an important gardening trend that will benefit the whole community. 

Find out how rain gardens can:

• Help keep waterways and local drinking water clean
• Help prevent neighborhood flooding from storm water
• Put the brakes on erosion
• Help feed and shelter birds and butterflies, naturally!! 

At the workshop, experts will give you great tips on the best plants for rain gardens, choosing the best site, avoiding common mistakes in creating a rain garden and more. 

Save the date and join us on October 15th for the workshop, attendance prizes, and more.

Seating is limited, so please register by calling: 636-462-3025 or by registering online at www.fleurdelisgardensociety.org. 

Our sponsors for the event are:  Greenway Network, Inc., St. Louis Composting, PIZZO, St. Charles County Soil & Water Conservation District, Nature’s Melody Nursery, LLC, National Garden Clubs, Inc., The Gateway Gardener, Friends of Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Hillermann Nursery & Florist, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, Native Landscape Solutions, Inc. and 4-H Clover Kids. 

Fleur de Lis Garden Society is a member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc. We currently have members that live in St. Charles, St. Louis, Lincoln and Warren Counties.  Please join us at our next meeting: Tuesday, October 4th, 6:30 pm at the St. Charles Police Department, 1781 Zumbehl, St. Charles, MO.  Contact our Membership Chairman, Jeanne Davis at 314-605-8563 for additional information.    Hope to see you there!