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Gardening for the Bees, Birds and Wildlife with Patrick (Online)

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What’s it all about?

Do you care about the environment and want to do your bit to make your home better for wildlife? 

Would you like your garden to support local biodiversity, lizard lounges, native frogs, be filled with plants that attract birds, bees and other beneficial insect?

Then it’s time to take some positive action! 

Gardening for wildlife has benefits for your mental health and for Australia’s rich diversity of species, icing on the cake? – it feels good and looks good too!

What will we cover?

This online workshop will provide an overview of different changes you can make in the garden to benefit wildlife, including:

  • Why you should garden for wildlife and where you can do it
  • Garden planning for wildlife
  • Attracting birds, small and large, to your garden
  • Building habitat for reptiles
  • Keeping a successful frog pond
  • Selecting plants for an insectary
  • Mammal management
  • Artificial habitat structures
  • Garden practices for wildlife

What will you need?

  • A notepad and pen or your preferred note taking device.

Who will be teaching?

Horticultural Masters candidate, permaculturalist, landscape designer, veggie grower, native plant enthusiast, house plant hoarder and all round green thumb Patrick Cazaly. 

You can find out more about Patrick on his website.

Questions about the class? Please email melbourne@lanewaylearning.com.

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This class is delivered online via ZOOM:

    • ZOOM is free to install on your Windows or Mac computer and also available as an app for
      your mobile/tablet device.
    • You will need either the meeting link or both the meeting ID plus
      password.  You don’t need to create an account to attend a meeting!
    • If you are new to ZOOM please
      ensure you have downloaded and installed it in advance of the
      class.
    • Here is a link
      to the ZOOM support site for a 1 minute tutorial on how to join a meeting.
    • You can optionally
      join from a device with a camera and microphone.