The topic this week on In the Garden with UC Master Gardeners is Bird-Friendly Gardens.
In studio live, we’ll have Melissa Rapp, a current UC Master Gardener AND Executive Committee President at the Sea and Sage Audubon Society. We have a past recording of a show from 2018 featuring the wonderful Ann Liu. She spoke with two leaders of education at the Society. Trude Hurd is the March Education Project Director. With her was Carolyn Noble who was the Education Chair and Board Member. Melissa will bring us up to current times at Society based in the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary across the road from UCI off Michelson (Riparian View Road). They maintain a 6600 sq. ft. demonstration Pollinator’s Garden which benefits hummingbirds and native bees. The focus of today’s conversation will be how you, the home gardener, can maintain a safe environment for birds as they feed and nest, and what are the best varieties of plants (mostly natives) that attract local birds to eat and create their homes in your garden! Find out more about the Society and their resources at their website Sea & Sage Audubon Society – Orange County Chapter of the National Audubon Society
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