UW-Madison Division of Extension Horticulture Program is offering FREE educational online programs to help you be more successful in your own yards, gardens, containers – anywhere you grow plants!
Our next series, Gardening with Purpose, starts soon. Registration is required for each program. Participants can attend only one or all three! This series is open to the public. All programs in this series will be recorded and made available on the Extension Horticulture website.
Go to bit.ly/3IYUVFq to find out more and to register!
Gardening with Purpose Online Programs
Hydrangeas: Know Them and Grow Them
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 24, 12:00 p.m.
Learn about the different species of hydrangeas that you can grow in various parts of Wisconsin
and everything these beautiful plants need to bloom and thrive.
Presented by: Lisa Johnson, Horticulture Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Division of
Extension Dane County
Beyond Birdfeeders – How to be a Bird Friendly Gardener
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 31, 12:00 p.m.
Creating a bird-friendly yard goes beyond filling the bird feeders. There are many benefits to
both wildlife and people when you prioritize the needs of birds where you garden. We will talk
about gardening practices you can do to provide the food, shelter and nesting sites that birds
need.
Presented by: Julie Hill, Horticulture Outreach Specialist, UW-Madison Division of Extension,
Walworth, Rock and Jefferson Counties
Gardening for Pollinators
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 6, 12:00 p.m.
Communities are eager to help pollinators. Discover which pollinators live in your garden or
landscape and how you can foster them. Considering the stressors they face, learn gardening
practices to support pollinator habitats and health.
Presented by: Susan Carpenter, Native Plant Garden Curator, UW-Madison Arboretum
This presentation will be longer than our mini-programs. To find more free online learning
opportunities and resources about pollinators, make sure to visit our Wisconsin Celebrates
Pollinator Week site at https://bit.ly/3Lcrjnd
Go to bit.ly/3IYUVFq to find out more and to register!
These webinars are hosted by UW-Madison, Division of Extension, Horticulture. For
upcoming events and learning opportunities, see https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/events/
