2 Spaces Open in Free Rain Garden Workshop Advance Registration required. Space is limited. Register: www.cityoftacoma.org/workshops<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/workshops> or call (253) 573-2426 Residential Rain Garden Advantages and How-To Saturday, May 30, 10:30 a.m. Join Tacoma Surface Water Engineers for expert guidance on how to create and maintain a functional rain garden, reduce standing water and protect nearby waterways. (Rain garden: a shallow, landscaped depression that captures rainwater and filters pollutants as it soaks back into the ground). Learn more about: * How to design a rain garden to enhance your landscaping * Necessary soil amendments and mulch * Typical rain garden plants, grasses and groundcover Location: City of Tacoma EnviroHouse Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center (former Landfill) 3510 S. Mullen St., Tacoma 98409 (off Center Street) Directions on website: www.cityoftacoma.org/EnviroHouse<http://www.cityoftacoma.org/EnviroHouse/> June-July workshops online for advance registration Workshops open to Tacoma & Pierce County residents Schedule is subject to change City of Tacoma EnviroHouse General Public Hours: Wed.-Fri.: 10-3; Sat.-Sun.: 11-5 EnviroHouse: 253-573-2426 ehouse@cityoftacoma.org<mailto:ehouse@cityoftacoma.org>