Making Stormwater Come Alive

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, the Hardy Plant Society, 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. This lecture will take place in Sharpless Hall at Haverford College Arboretum and will be accompanied by light refreshments.

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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.