General meeting a 9:30, short break with cookies, etc. and then our speaker at 10:30am (Usually last 1 hr)

Please feel free to join us for this talk. You may attend twice for free and then we ask that you join us. Dues $35 a year. Meet from Sept to May-We have a Christmas party-Potluck picnic-Garden Party (also potluck), and a tour of three of our members gardens every year. Also some day trips to different plant, garden sites.

Description of talk for Julie O'Donald:

Julie O'Donald a Backyard Wildlife Habitat Steward, garden naturalist, citizen scientist and retired Master Gardener with over 30 years experience creating wildlife friendly gardens. She has focused on the use of native plants in the home landscape and the benefits that specific native plants offer to wildlife. Julie's habitat garden has been featured in Pacific Horticulture, The Butterfly Gardener, and Sunset Magazine.

Bombus occidentalis, the Western bumble bee was found in Julie's garden in 2012 and 2013. Landscape features and native plants that support healthy pollinator populations, including the rare western bumble bee, will be discussed.

Hope to see you there. Check out our web site lfpgc.org