Workshop: Pollinate Your Garden! Understand Pollinators and How to Create Native Plant Habitats for Them

Join Elizabeth Farnsworth, Senior Research Ecologist with New England Wild Flower Society, for a lecture and discussion about how to attract pollinators to your garden. The talk will identify the major pollinators of plants in our region and explore how different pollinators interact with different shapes, sizes, and colors of flowers. Learn how to create safe habitats for pollinators, and how to choose pesticide-free, seed-grown plants that will give you–and many other species–joy for years to come.

Elizabeth Farnsworth is Senior Research Ecologist with the New England Wild Flower Society, and a biologist, educator, and scientific illustrator. She previously coordinated planning for the conservation and management of more than 100 species of rare plants. She is a member of the graduate faculties of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Rhode Island, and has taught at Smith College, Hampshire College, and the Conway School of Landscape Design. Elizabeth has been a scientific consultant to the National Park Service, The Trustees of Reservations, U. S. Forest Service, Massachusetts and Connecticut Natural Heritage Programs, United Nations, and many other organizations.

For more information: Roger Conant, 413.256.4827