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 wildfl owers that benefit birds that they can try out in their own gardens.
Brian Dirking has loved gardening from an early age, helping his grandmother in her backyard and nurturing her prizewinning Afri can violets. For much of his adult life he dedicated his leisure time to fr uit and vegetable gardening, and maintaining a healthy lawn.
But in 2020 he realized that he could save time, money and the planet by converti ng most of his yard to a native habitat garden. Inspired by Doug Tallamy’s Nature’s Best Hope, he has planted hundreds of California native p lants in his small San Carlos garden to create a lush and vibrant oasis tha t feeds bees, butterflies, birds and more! Now that he is freed from the ty ranny of lawn maintenance and expense, you can find him lounging in a hammo ck listening to birdsong and admiring year-round blooms and berries in his garden.
You can visit Brian’s garden on the Growing Natives Garden To ur on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Register for the tour at gngt.org.
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 wildfl owers that benefit birds that they can try out in their own gardens.
Brian Dirking has loved gardening from an early age, helping his grandmother in her backyard and nurturing her prizewinning Afri can violets. For much of his adult life he dedicated his leisure time to fr uit and vegetable gardening, and maintaining a healthy lawn.
But in 2020 he realized that he could save time, money and the planet by converti ng most of his yard to a native habitat garden. Inspired by Doug Tallamy’s Nature’s Best Hope, he has planted hundreds of California native p lants in his small San Carlos garden to create a lush and vibrant oasis tha t feeds bees, butterflies, birds and more! Now that he is freed from the ty ranny of lawn maintenance and expense, you can find him lounging in a hammo ck listening to birdsong and admiring year-round blooms and berries in his garden.
You can visit Brian’s garden on the Growing Natives Garden To ur on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Register for the tour at gngt.org.