Food and habitat for Pollinators

Thursday, May 11, 2017, 6:30 pm
Carnegie Library

What are the best plants for attracting pollinators to your garden? Learn how to choose pollinator plants and shrubs that will thrive in your yard's conditions. In this information-packed presentation, Ashley Schenk of Montague Center will share tried-and-true plants and shrubs for the home garden, planting techniques, and tips for creating wildflower meadows.

Ashley Schenk has been practicing and teaching permaculture-based landscape design since 2011, when he co-founded Broadfork Permaculture, a worker-owned cooperative dedicated to building edible and ecological gardens in the Pioneer Valley. (www.broadforkpermaculture.com)  For more information, contact the Carnegie Library, 201 Ave. A, Turners Falls, 413-863-3214.