Create a Haven for Birds, Bees and Other Pollinators

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A thoughtfully created garden can be a wonderful haven for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife. A few simple steps will attract these vital creatures to our gardens and satisfy their needs. Explore how to create a welcoming, safe, and healthy habitat for butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds, including which plants and colors are most attractive to each, the best way to present water for them, and what they need for nesting and rearing their young. 

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Brenda Adams is the author of the acclaimed books, Cool Plants for Cold Climates: A Garden Designer’s Perspective, winner of the Garden Writers’ Association Silver Award, and There’s a Moose in My Garden: Designing Gardens in Alaska and the Far North.

 

An international-award-winning designer and founder of Gardens By Design, Brenda has created over 240 unique gardens for residential and commercial clients. She is a long-time Master Gardener and educator as well as a frequent guest on radio and a speaker throughout Alaska and around the country. 

 

A board member of Alaska Master Gardeners Anchorage, Brenda has twice taught an in-depth, 6-week class on design for Master Gardeners. Her presentation this month for the Homer Garden Club will focus on how to create a haven to benefit pollinators of all sorts.

 

Her books are available at the Homer Bookstore as well as on Amazon and other on-line venues. She will have a few books available at her talk. If you already have one of Brenda’s books and would like her to sign it, please bring it to the meeting