Please note that this event has ended. See our Event Calendar for current activities at the library.
This is a BadgerTalk with Susan Carpenter, Native Plant Garden Curator at UW-Madison Arboretum.
Native plants are the basis of sustainable, diverse, and beautiful gardens supporting pollinators, beneficial insects, and wildlife. These gardens thrive without fertilizers, pesticides, mowing, or supplemental watering. In this BadgerTalk, Susan will share garden examples, plant sources, and practical tips for garden care.
This program will be live streamed for those who cannot attend in person. The link will go live around 6:30 PM: https://youtube.com/live/ydCfru-RQYw?feature=share.
Did you want to attend but life happened? Susan shared a document that includes all the information she shared. You can find it here: https://go.wisc.edu/49uix3.
Registration is required and can be found here.
Susan Carpenter is the Native Plant Garden curator and gardener at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum. Since 2003, she has worked with students and community volunteers to maintain and monitor a 4-acre garden representing the plant communities of southern Wisconsin. She also leads a conservation project that involves students and the public in documenting and studying native bumble bees, including the endangered rusty-patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis. A graduate of Stanford University, Susan earned her MS in Botany and MS in Science Education at UW–Madison. Her professional interests include plant ecology, ecological restoration, pollinator conservation, and science education.