Pollinators are essential for a thriving garden ecosystem, but often c annot access all of the elements they need to flourish and raise the next g eneration. Learn how you can create a beautiful low water “paradise” for be es, butterflies and other pollinators in your garden, and boost your fruit and vegetable yields in the process. Attendees will receive a free packet o f California native wildflowers for pollinators to try out in their own gar dens.
Brian Dirking has loved gardening from an ea rly age, helping his grandmother in her backyard and nurturing her prizewin ning African violets. For much of his adult life he dedicated his leisure t ime to fruit and vegetable gardening, and maintaining a healthy lawn.
But in 2020 he realized that he could save time, money and the planet by converting most of his yard to a native habitat garden. Inspired by Doug T allamy’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.
Pollinators are essential for a thriving garden ecosystem, but often c annot access all of the elements they need to flourish and raise the next g eneration. Learn how you can create a beautiful low water “paradise” for be es, butterflies and other pollinators in your garden, and boost your fruit and vegetable yields in the process. Attendees will receive a free packet o f California native wildflowers for pollinators to try out in their own gar dens.
Brian Dirking has loved gardening from an ea rly age, helping his grandmother in her backyard and nurturing her prizewin ning African violets. For much of his adult life he dedicated his leisure t ime to fruit and vegetable gardening, and maintaining a healthy lawn.
But in 2020 he realized that he could save time, money and the planet by converting most of his yard to a native habitat garden. Inspired by Doug T allamy’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.