There is a great deal of attention focused on pollinator gardens in developed landscapes at the moment. Groups devoted to promoting pollinators are growing exponentially on social media and resources available for homeowners wishing to provide for pollinators in their landscapes seem to be appearing daily. There is a very real decline worldwide in the populations of bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects and it is laudable that there is a rising interest in helping to rectify that. However, many of these so-called pollinator gardens fall far short of actually improving conditions needed by pollinators. This class will focus on many of the most common misperceptions and provide some direction for improving our efforts at creating true pollinator gardena.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs)
Florida DBPR Board of Landscape Architecture: Course # 0011790
Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers>: Course #: 9629717
FNGLA: 1 CEU for FNGLA certified horticulture and landscape professionals.

TOPICS COVERED

• What exactly is a “pollinator garden”?
• What are the pollinators we are talking about?
• What are the necessary components?
• What is nectar and why isn’t it “all important”?
• The importance of diversity in nectar sources
• Providing season-long nectar sources
• What are the best species by time of year?
• It’s not all flowers
• The importance of grasses
• The importance of structure
• Bare soil
• Bee/butterfly houses
• Water/puddling sources

Fee:$38

This session is sponsored by the Native Plant Horticulture Foundation