Making Stormwater Come Alive
Speaker: Lucy Dinsmore

The Event:

Grading and piping may not get you excited, but plants probably do. They are the reason green stormwater infrastructure works, and the plant palette is expansive. This talk will look at inspiration from public gardens and private spaces and also show real-life solutions to landscape problems. With extreme storm events on the rise, we can manage the effects with functional gardens. Let's rethink our gardens and dig deeper—literally, dig into the land to make space for water.

This event is a partnership sponsored by Haverford College Arboretum, Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group, and Henry Botanic Garden. At 2:00 p.m. there will be a free campus tour given by Haverford College Arboretum horticulturists featuring our rain gardens. The lecture will take place in Sharpless Hall at Haverford College Arboretum and will be accompanied by light refreshments.

 When:                     Sunday, September 14 at 3:00 pm

                                 (Optional Arboretum tour at 2:00 pm, given by Haverford College Arboretum horticulturists. Free. Meet at the lecture hall.)

Where:                    Sharpless Hall, Haverford College Arboretum, 370 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041

Event Cost:             This is a free lecture and open to the public, but registration is required.

Register at:             https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-stormwater-come-alive-tickets-1434704763569?aff=oddtdtcreator

Speaker Biography:

Lucy Dinsmore owns and operates Plant Lady Lucy LLC, a design/build company specializing in native plants and stormwater solutions in PA and DE. She’s an ISA-certified arborist (International Society of Arboriculture) and was a staff horticulturist for nine years at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania. Lucy is also the program manager for Catch the Rain, a rebate program in the White Clay Watershed that provides technical and financial assistance to homeowners wishing to implement green stormwater projects.

HPS Contact: Nora at [email protected]