HOW TO PLAN, PLANT, AND GROW A BUTTERFLY GARDEN & HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MONARCH WATCH PROGRAM

In this class Robin will take you step-by-step through the process of growing a beautiful garden to attract butterflies, honey bees, birds and other pollinators, based on essentials of the Monarch Watch program. She will also outline the process for becoming a Certified Monarch Way Station and a Certified Wildlife Habitat. Learn the best practices for successful milkweed germination, what plants to use for nectar, basic design for butterflies and how you can become a certified Monarch Waystation.

As owner and principal designer for Rockbird Gardens, a landscape design firm in Talent, Robin specializes in transforming urban landscapes from lawn into sustainable ecosystems that benefit both people and wildlife. Robin earned her BFA at the University of Colorado, Boulder and considers garden design one of the fine arts with living plants for paint and the garden as her canvas.

The class is suitable for both home gardeners and educators.