Truck at Flora Grubb Gardens. Photo by author.
Flora Grubb Gardens, one of my happy places to go in the city, is offering some fun activities this Fall. If you have never been there before, I recommend it! It is the perfect place to go on a weekend morning. You can grab a cup of coffee, take a look at all of the nursery plant collections outside, snap some pics of the cool old orange truck that is now a very large garden sculpture, dream of installing one of the vertical planting walls (they have all the supplies), try on some fun straw hats and maybe take home some books and gift cards. It is absolutely the perfect garden shop. Check out more amazing Flora Grubb garden shots here.
Insects are an important of our environment, especially if you want to be an environmentally and health conscious gardener. They keep unwanted pests away and work as pollinators. Ever wonder how you can attract more beneficial bugs to your garden or space? Check out Flora Grubb’s Bug Day, Saturday October 9th.
The below photographs and text are taken from the Flora Grubb website and Newsletter “What Lives in Your Garden”. For more information, check out their website and blog at www.floragrubb.com
Hello Friends –
We’ve been loving the finally-warm weather here in the city, and enjoying all that the season has to offer. We’ve also spent a lot of time lately thinking about how our gardens fit into the world around them, and the important role that our urban gardens can play in sustaining the native birds and bugs in our neighborhood. Join us this weekend to learn more about how your garden can serve the wild things that live there.
Acmon Blue Butterfly. Photo courtesy of Nature In The City.
Make Room for the Wild in Your Garden Saturday, October 9, 2010 11:00am
Join us for a fun-filled autumn day of discovery. We’re going to discuss how to bring nature into your urban garden. We’ll be talking about the wild birds, butterflies, and bees that live all around us in the Bay Area, and how to provide footholds to help them thrive. Learn how to build beautiful sculptures with resources right around you to serve as habitat for our native neighbors. Get the scoop on which gorgeous plants will feed hummingbirds, butterflies, and beneficial insects, and how to design your landscape to welcome them. Fall is the best time of year to plan and plant for the natural community—our community!
Urban Hedgerow: Artful Ways to Design Habitat and Make Space for the Wild – 11am
Sculptures by several artists will be on display. This bug habitat sculpture was created by artist Paul Cesewski for the Urban Hedgerow.
A bug habitat sculpture created from found materials by Paul Cesewski
Jason Dewees and Lisa Lee Benjamin will talk about a new international campaign for urban biodiversity. We as humans are naturally drawn to bring nature back in to our urban homes. Lisa and Jason will discuss why the creepy crawlies at the bottom of the food chain are crucial to keeping our increasingly urban planet healthy and how art and invention can create beautiful and critical habitats—even 30 stories in the sky! They’ll also share inspiring large-scale ideas that can change our communities.
Nature in the City: Linking Forage and Habitat Corridors – 11:45am
Nature in the City’s Amber Hasselbring will discuss neighborhood programs that link nectar and forage gardens with habitat to bring back local butterfly and bird species, such as the Green Hairstreak Butterfly. Amber will also talk about how you can plant pairings of habitat and food sources to make the greatest impact.
Report from an Urban Beekeeper – 12:30pm
Philip Gerrie has been keeping bees in Noe Valley for almost a decade. He’ll talk about honeybees, the wealth of local native bees, and how to live peacefully with these charming, essential creatures.
Kids’ Event! Sponsored by Little Lane Studios – 10:45am to 1:30pm
We’ve got a morning full of events for the kids! We’ll be making masks with natural materials inspired by bugs and tiny wild habitat houses. A fee of $10 will cover materials. And don’t forget: The Pumpkin Truck (in costume this year) will be here filled with jack-o-lanterns to be. If you are lucky you may spot a singing bee in the garden!
Join us to have fun with and learn about building nature into the city!
10:45am
Our kids’ workshop will be making Halloween masks inspired by bugs and wild habitats with
Little Lane Studios’ Julie Benjamin. $10 fee covers materials.
11:00am
Urban Hedgerow: Artful Ways to Design Habitat and Make Space for the Wild – Flora Grubb
Gardens’ own Jason Dewees and Lisa Lee Benjamin, principal of Evo Catalyst
11:45am
Nature in the City: Linking Forage and Habitat Corridors – Amber Hasselbring, designer,
Mission Greenbelt
12:30pm
Report from an Urban Beekeeper – Phillip Gerrie
1:15pm
Urban Hedgerow: New Perspective on Wildness and the City – Jason Dewees and Lisa Lee Benjamin
1:30pm Q&A and DIY habitat sculptures
The above photographs and text are taken from the Flora Grubb website and Newsletter “What Lives in Your Garden”. For more information, check out their website and blog at www.floragrubb.com
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