Identifying and protecting your best garden friends
||| FROM HELEN HUBER for ORCAS ISLAND GARDEN CLUB |||
The Orcas Island Garden Club welcomes Kate Yturri who will present Insects in Your Garden: Identifying and Protecting Your Best Garden Friends on Wednesday, May 19 at 10:30 a.m. Use this link for this virtual Zoom presentation coordinated with the Orcas Island Library.
Kate will discuss how to identify, protect, and encourage beneficial insects in your garden. She will share fascinating information about insects, their life cycles, and their importance to gardeners.
Kate Yturri is a SJC Master Gardener who aspires to improve her skills as an amateur entomologist and inspire others to advocate for insects. She has lived in Washington for 30 years and retired to Orcas Island 9 years ago. She loves gardening in her edible and ornamental gardens, but especially enjoys identifying, observing, and protecting the insects who live in them.
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