California Native Plant Society
Santa Clara Valley Chapter
Santa Clara Valley Chapter
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There are few things more rewarding than drawing birds to your garden and providing all the elements they need to survive and raise their young. For many gardeners, just a few simple changes can make all the difference. In this talk, we’ll take a look at gardening from a bird’s perspective and then delve into the ten elements that can transform your garden into a bird paradise. Attendees will receive a free packet of California native wildflowers that benefit birds that they can try out in their own gardens.
Jennifer Dirking has been an organic gardener for over 40 years, but only recently transformed her garden from a food desert to a habitat oasis in her suburban San Carlos neighborhood. Inspired by Doug Tallamy’s book Nature’s Best Hope, she has reached beyond her garden fence to develop partnerships and inspire hundreds of others throughout the Bay Area to begin their own native gardening journey. Her simple tactics involving free wildflower seeds and promotion via social media provide a model for other individuals and organizations that want to reach further into their communities as well. She is currently the Chair of the Wildflower Ambassador program at our CNPS Chapter.
Jennifer also manages the Native Plant Resource Teams’ Pollinator Pathways Group, a program of the Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour. You can visit Jennifer’s garden on the Growing Natives Garden Tour on Saturday, April 13. Register for the tour at gngt.org.
| Sat Oct 25 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
| Sat Oct 25 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Cataldi Park Native Garden |
| Sat Oct 25 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Kirk Park Pollinator Garden |
| Mon Oct 27 @ 8:30AM - Alum Rock Park Restoration |
| Mon Oct 27 @ 7:00PM - 08:30PM Gardening for Monarchs A Talk by Shelkie Tao |
| Tue Oct 28 @ 7:00PM - 09:00PM Native Plant ID - Ceanothus |
| Wed Oct 29 @ 8:30AM - Alum Rock Park Restoration |
| Fri Oct 31 @ 9:00AM - Edgewood Restoration |
| Sat Nov 01 @ 8:00AM - 10:00AM Lake Cunningham Native Garden |
| Sat Nov 01 @ 9:00AM - 11:00AM Cataldi Park Native Garden |
