Beautify Your Space With Plants for Bees and Butterflies
Cost: SDBG Members $29, Non-members $39
Ages: 18+
Birds, bees, and butterflies are important pollinators that are critical for thriving local ecosystems, farms, and backyard gardens. Join Solana Center's Senior Environmental Educator, Jennifer Galey, to learn how you can use California native pollinator plants to create a vibrant, welcoming, and colorful habitat for pollinators at home.
In this workshop, we will cover:
Plant choices for attracting specific pollinators
Importance of providing food, shelter, water, and host plants for the pollinators
Why native plants are especially beneficial
How healthy 'living soil' benefits your garden's ecosystem
Pesticide and fertilizer alternatives
Best methods for irrigation and watering
Where to see native plants at SDBG
All workshop participants will be able to take home native pollinator seeds to get started on their projects.
Things to know:
Bring a notepad and pen if you’d like to take notes
Park in the main San Diego Botanic Garden lot at the Welcome Center (Quail Gardens Drive and, Ecke Ranch Rd, Encinitas, CA 92024), accessed at the roundabout
Check in at the ticketing office, where you will be directed to the classroom in the back of the building