On Wednesday, July 16, 2014, we attended the Garden Walk at Boerner Botanical Gardens.
The topic was Conserving Rain Water and Its Uses Around the Home.
The guide was Milwaukee County Horticulturist Alex Hoefts (and his wife Heidi).
We saw the demonstration area near the Education area that features a rain barrel, a green roof, and a model patio with permeable pavers.
We then toured the pools and rain gardens along the road east of the shrub mall.
Boerner has an extensive and expensive water reclamation project, and the guide explained all its features, including underground tanks and pumps.
We saw many fine examples of plants for use in rain gardens, including grasses like Northern Sea Oats and Roy Diblik's Northwind.
The guide is a big fan of Acorus (Sweet Flag).
We also saw Iron Weed, Knautia, Heliopsis, Joe Pye, and many others.
Fun and educational, well worth attending.
Counts as 1.5 hours MGV continuing education credit.
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