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 Mt. Kisco, NY - Discover an easy and attractive way to put all that springtime rainfall to work before it goes into the storm drain, during a walking tour of a new rain garden, Sunday, May 18, at Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial in Somers.
Beginning at 2 p.m., Lasdon horticulturist Tolly Beck will take visitors on a tour of the garden, which features many beautiful ornamental perennial plants and shrubs that are planted along a shallow, dry streambed. When it rains, water from the nearby Lasdon Memorial Garden runs off into the streambed where it collects and slowly seeps into the ground, providing needed water to the new plantings. The rain garden helps in “recycling” rainfall, renewing groundwater and reducing flooding and erosion.
Admission and parking are free.
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial is a 234-acre park and developing arboretum featuring many species of trees, shrubs and perennials, and is home to the Lasdon Memorial Garden, and the Famous and Historic Tree Trail. Memorials honoring Westchester veterans are also located at the park, along with the Westchester Veterans Museum which features a collection of military memorabilia and exhibits. The park is open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It can be reached via I-684, exit 6. Head west off the exit; the park is approximately four miles ahead on the left. Or, take the Taconic State Parkway to Route 202/Route 35 exit; the park is 3.5 miles ahead on the right.
For general information about Lasdon, call (914) 864-7268.
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