Creating Habitat with Native Plants

Name: Creating Habitat with Native Plants
Start: 2026-02-28T10:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-28T12:30:00-05:00
Location: 12 Portage Rd University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States, Maine 04473

Schedule

Sat Feb 28 2026 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

12 Portage Rd University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States, Maine 04473 | Orono, ME

Native plants are important in attracting pollinators, of all types to your garden. But what do you do once you have these wonderful life forms visiting your plants and looking to make a permanent home in your growingareas? By incorporating native plants which provide food, nesting and overwintering shelter you create habitat. Learn about the many ways in which native plants can become central to the long-term biodiversity needs in your garden. A hands-on activity of sowing native plant seeds will follow the presentation. Open to all skill levels.
Ivonne Vazquez is the owner/grower of Bas Rouge Farm & Forge a Native Plant Nursery in Orono, Maine. She is a former Master Gardener Volunteer, Licensed Registered Maine Guide/Recreation, photographer, garden writer, speaker, workshop presenter and teaches Basic Gardening at Bangor Adult Education. Ivonne holds certificates in Sustainable Landscape & Garden Management, Permaculture Design and is a Certified Green Infrastructure Practitioner. To learn more visit basrougefarm.com