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Native Plant Week | Songbirds, Biodiversity, and Native Plants
In celebration of Native Plant Week, join us for a talk and tour in our native habitat gardens. We’ll stroll through the gardens and chat about native plants and their vital role in supporting native songbirds and biodiversity. -
Modesto Pollinator Festival
Children's pollinator costume parade, free milkweed seeds, education about local pollinators, and more at the La Loma Native Garden. -
Gardening for Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation Urban Wildlife Manager, Tessa Charnofsky, will explain how we can create beautiful, native gardens in our own backyards, …
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Monarchs and Milkweed
Bonnie Bradt and Kate Brennan, both members of the Nevada County Master Gardener team of “Monarch Wranglers,” will share how to grow native milkweed a…
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What’s the Buzz About? Native Bees in Tierrasanta Gardens
Come hear the “buzz” about native bees in Tierrasanta gardens This is a 45 minute presentation by Julie Serences of the Xerces Society for Invertebrat…
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Who’s That Buzzing Around the Garden?
From the soil to the topmost canopies of the trees a healthy garden hosts abundant populations of arthropods and other invertebrates. A garden ‘full o…
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Habitat Value of our Gardens
California natives' ability to help save our ecosystems and the bird and insect species that depend on them is a vital reason to grow native plants in our gardens. -
Hummingbird Gardening
Learn hummingbird's habitat needs and favorite blooms to add to your garden. To attract these winged wonders, focus on increasing the “carrying capacity” of your garden. -
Bay Area Plants For Habitat
Many of the best plants for creating insect habitat are among those rarely cultivated by gardeners. The plants on the lists are those that got the most species of visiting bees. -
Gardening for Butterflies
Nectar-bearing plants will bring butterflies, but all-around butterfly gardening means living with caterpillars, chewed leaves and some untidiness. -
I Said It Was Not A Bee!
Hours searching, red-eyed and teary, Scanning late near midnight weary... -
Feeding Frenzy-Manzanita and Friends
Refugio manzanita blooms early and profusely, hosting a plethora of insect feeders, plus battling hummingbirds.
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