Habitat Gardening - Attracting Birds, Bees and Butterflies to your Garden

Would you like to invite birds, bees and butterflies into your backyard? Have you considered adding pollinator-friendly and California native plants to your garden? Not sure where to start? In this talk, UC Master Gardeners Lynne Trulio and Bobby Nabili will share tips and tricks to help you be successful in your own journey with native plants. A list of essential beginner-friendly natives will be discussed, with special attention given to creating a habitat of native plants that will bring more birds, butterflies and beneficial insects into your garden.

UC Master Gardener Presenters
Bobby Nabili: Bobby's passion for nature and the environment led him to become a UC Master Gardener in 2024 to educate the public about sustainable gardening practices. After implementing a successful habitat garden with his wife at their Redwood City home, he enjoys sharing how to create beautiful and functional gardens using pollinator-friendly and native plants that are hospitable settings for birds, bees and butterflies to thrive.
Lynne Trulio: Lynne is a retired professor of environmental studies at San Jose State University and has a Ph.D. in Ecology from UC Davis. Her research focused on protecting biodiversity in California, especially the preservation of the burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) and the restoration of tidal wetlands. She is a graduate of the 2024 UC Master Gardener class and has deep interests in native species and vegetable gardening.

This is a hybrid class, both in person and online. Register for this class.

Photo credit: Cathrin Callas, UC Master Gardener