Design a Pollinator Garden

Support your buzzing friends by designing and planning a native pollinator garden that will emerge next spring. Join from home for a Facebook Live chat with Fred Meyer of Backyard Abundance.

Facebook Live Event

Sunday, Oct. 4
3-3:30 PM
 

You will learn how to...

Identify the right spot for your pollinator garden.
Size your garden for success.
Select a good native prairie seed mix for your patch.
Incorporate plants for cut flowers, teas and medicinal herbs.

Pollinator habitat will be created in several areas at Wetherby Edible Forest. Some areas will emphasize plants for cut flowers and herbal teas. View the design here.

Questions or Comments?

Join the educational streaming chat to post questions before and during the event.
  

Next Event: Establishment

Tune into the Facebook Live: Establish a Pollinator Garden event on Oct 18 to learn how to properly establish your garden.
 

Class Sponsors and Partners

This project was created in conjunction with the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department and would not be possible without these sponsors and supporters. Please frequent these generous organizations to thank them for donations of materials and funds.

Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department
Hills Bank
Collins Aerospace
Earl May Garden Center
New Pioneer Food Co-op
#IowaCityClimateAction
#FeedABee
Rapids Reproductions
Green Iowa AmeriCorps - Energy & Community