Learn bird-friendly landscape principles to create your own wildlife habitat at “Wild-scaping for Birds.” Photo courtesy of Crossroads at Big Creek.
The Door County Master Gardeners Association (DCMGA) will present free programs this month about supporting native birds through landscaping and starting a vegetable garden on a budget.
DCMGA will present “Wild-scaping for Birds” with the Wild Ones – Door Peninsula chapter on Tuesday, May 26, from 6:30 to 8 pm at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay.
Speaker Coggin Heeringa, a representative of DCMGA, Wild Ones and Crossroads, will describe the year-round needs of favorite birds and explain how to create viable habitats for wildlife by following bird-friendly landscape principles – most importantly, incorporating native plants and layered plantings.
Next, DCMGA will present “Starting a Vegetable Garden on a Budget” with the Door County Seed Library on Saturday, May 30, from 9:30 am to 12 pm at Crossroads.
Stacia Dick-Schuster, alumni Master Gardener, will discuss how to economize and grow your own food. The event will feature door prizes and handouts for reference at home. A follow-up presentation on Sept. 19 will cover “Putting Up Your Harvest” – what to do with the produce from the garden as it ripens.
These DCMGA programs include research-based gardening techniques that align with the education requirements of the University of Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener program.
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