Conversations for Conservation: Myths About Wildlife Gardens with Robert Pavlis

Explore the truths of wildlife gardens with award winning author, Master Gardener, and educator, Robert Pavlis, for rare’s for Conversations for Conservation!

Native plants are a great way to support pollinators but along the way, gardeners have started believing a number of myths. This talk will examine some of these myths to provide a better understanding of such things as the role of nativars, butterfly houses, and pollinators that are not bees and butterflies. Which milkweeds do monarchs use? Do butterflies actually pollinate flowers? The role of non-natives in supporting pollinators and can natives be invasive? How important are dandelions and the no-mow movement?

About the Presenter

Robert Pavlis is a well-known speaker, educator and myth buster with over 40 years of gardening experience. He is an award winning author of several books, Food Science for Gardeners, Building Natural Ponds, Soil Science for Gardeners, Plant Science for Gardeners, Compost Science for Gardeners, Microbe Science for Gardeners and Garden Myths and publishes the popular gardening blog; GardenMyths.com and a YouTube Channel; Garden Fundamentals. As the owner and head gardener of Aspen Grove Gardens, a six-acre botanical garden, he grows 3,000 varieties of plants.

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