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  • Joining Master Gardeners
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      • Demonstration Gardens
      • Historic House Gardens
    • Help Desk
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    • Steward Programs
    • Speakers Bureau
    • Youth
    • Scholarships
  • Events
    • Gardening Talks and Workshops
    • Rain Barrels
    • Spring Plant Sale
    • Fall Gardening Festival
    • Green Thumb
  • Learning Resources
    • Gardening Talks Recordings
    • Video Resources
    • Native Plant Resources >
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Rain Barrels & Stormwater Management

​Using rain barrels and implementing other landscaping practices to manage the rain water that falls on your property can make a big difference to your lawn & garden and the health of our waterways. To learn more about these landscaping practices, Virginia Cooperative Extension has put together 6 guides for homeowners: 
         - ​​Rooftop Redirection  - Rain Barrels  - ​​Permeable Pavement  - Grass Swales  - Buffers - Rain Gardens
Make Your Own Rain Barrel!
​VBMG Water Stewards Rain Barrel Workshops
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Want to learn more about what's involved with building and installing a rain barrel? ​Watch the video tutorial. 
2025 Workshop Registration....Click on Date Below To Register
Join the Virginia Beach Master Gardener Water Stewards to construct a 55-gallon sealed rain barrel. Each barrel is $75 and includes a diverter kit for installation on an existing down spout. At the workshop, additional barrels will be available to purchase. Note: Due to processing fees, any refunds on orders will be $65.

Family Friendly / Registration Required
Monthly / Saturday / 9am
Virginia Beach Farmers Market
 3640 Dam Neck Rd. 
March 8
June 7
September 13
April 12
July 12
October 18
May 17
August 9
 
​If you have any questions, or if you have already attended a workshop and would like to purchase an additional barrel or would like to order a Barrel Linking Kit, please email:  [email protected] with your request.
​Please include a phone number.  
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​Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and local governments and is an equal opportunity employer.  For full non-discrimination statement, please visit ​ ext.vt.edu/accessibility.

Master Gardener Help Desk
2449 Princess Anne Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757-385-8156

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