Pollinator Gardening Workshop

Date/Time
Date(s) - Sep 16th, 2023
9:00 am - 1:00 pm

A brilliant orange and black monarch butterfly sips nectar from a bright yellow plume of goldenrod, against a vibrant background of more goldenrod blooms. — Monarch butterfly on goldenrod. Photo by Matthew Watson.

Learn about native plants, the insects that love them, and techniques for creating or expanding your own pollinator garden with Amy Pulley at Wing and a Prayer Nursery in this hands-on workshop!

Surrounded by Amy’s extensive pollinator gardens and native plant nursery, we’ll learn about habitat gardening with native plants through the lens of plant-insect interactions. Then, using a plan or pictures of a space you’d like to transform into a pollinator habitat, get creative and start designing your own pollinator haven.

Lunch will be provided from Alice’s Kitchen, with dietary accommodations available by request.

Win a Pollinator Gardening Deck!

A deck of cards featuring a bee on a flower that says "Pollinator Garden Planning Deck." All participants in the Pollinator Gardening Workshop are automatically entered in a drawing for this Pollinator Garden Planning Deck from That’s A Plenty Farm. The deck features 105 full-color flower cards with photos and planting tips.

Accessibility

Bathroom: Outhouse (one step up). If access to an indoor facility is necessary, limited use of the bathroom inside the house is available (either down 3 steps or a grassy incline and then up 3 steps into the house, or stair-free access through Alice’s Kitchen).
Parking: Unmarked parking spots in a mown grass field.
Seating: During the garden tour and talk portion, we will have portable chairs available to take as we walk. During the garden design portion, standard (i.e. non-wheelchair-accessible) picnic tables are available. Please contact us if you’d like to arrange a seating option that’s more comfortable or accessible for you!
Surfaces: Mown grass fields and pathways, wood chips, garden pathways of various surfaces.
Fragrances: To be respectful of those with allergies and environmental sensitivities, we ask that you please refrain from wearing strong fragrances.
Public transportation: Public transit is not available to the nursery. Contact us if you are interested in coordinating a carpool.

We’re happy to discuss your access needs for this event! For questions and accommodation requests, please reach out to sarah@hilltownlandtrust.org or call (413) 628-4485 ext. 6.

Cost

In the entire foreground, a tall bed of many different wildflower species, including bee balm, milkweed, and Joe Pye weed. A cedar shingle-sided wall is visible on the far right, and the tops of a bank of trees are visible in the background. — Wing and a Prayer house garden, photo by Amy Pulley.

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