Save the Date for September 8 Landscaping for Pollinators Workshop & Native Plant Sale!

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Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Note: Complete details and registration info about this event will be released in July.

Save the Date!

Just in time to plan for the fall planting season, the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop on Landscaping for Pollinators and Other Wildlife on Friday September 8, 2023. This all day workshop will be held at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center in Pittsboro.

Chatham County Agricultural Extension Agent Debbie Roos will share her 15 years of experience designing and managing the popular Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden in Pittsboro.

Topics include:

  • Overview of Pollinators
  • Diversity of Native Bees
  • Types of Pollinator Habitat
  • General Guidelines for Pollinator Gardens
  • My Top 25 Native Pollinator Plants
  • Beyond Pollinators: Planting for Birds, Herps, and other Wildlife
  • Tools for Selecting Plants
  • Designing your Garden
  • Winning Plant Combinations
  • “Wild” Pollinator Gardens
  • Resources
  • Garden Maintenance

The workshop will conclude with a native plant sale featuring our four Chatham County native plant nurseries:

The last time this workshop was conducted, 97% of participants said they felt prepared to design their own pollinator garden as a result of what they learned.

Here’s a sampling of what past participants have said about Debbie’s pollinator gardening workshops:

  • All the handouts were outstanding!
  • The groupings in the design workbook and all the handouts are excellent; I’ll be able to add and expand to my existing gardens much easier!
  • I really enjoyed learning about all of the different types of pollinators.
  • Getting the lists of plants sorted by bloom time will really help me extend the lifetime of the blooms in my yard. That is a really effective tool.
  • The hands-on exercise was very helpful in getting me started with designing a new bed.
  • I really appreciated your layered approach to garden design. I’ve taken other design classes and read many design books, but the process always overwhelms me. You organized the choices in a way I can use.
  • It was a fantastic value with great information, resources, thorough preparation by Debbie, great materials, photos and slides. An all together fantastic experience!
  • I thought the handouts were some of the best I’ve ever received and are a tool that I can use and reuse very easily. Thank you for putting so much effort into the full package!

Note: Complete details and registration info about this event will be released in July.

Contact Debbie Roos if you have any questions about the workshop.

Visit the Pollinator Paradise Garden website to view snapshots from the garden through the seasons. Below are a few photos of the garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Pollinator Paradise Garden.

Pollinator Paradise Garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.

NC State University and N.C. A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment regardless of age, color, disability, family and marital status, genetic information, national origin, political beliefs, race, religion, sexual identity (including pregnancy), and veteran status. NC State University, N.C. A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating. Persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency may request accommodations to participate by contacting Ginger Cunningham, County Extension Director, at 919-542-8202, ginger_cunningham@ncsu.edu, or in person at the Chatham County office at least 30 days prior to the event.