UC Master Gardener Monthly Talk: Gardening to Attract Birds with Native Plants

Join us in San Francisco Botanical Garden’s Bookstore for expert advice on caring for your garden!

This Month’s Topic: Gardening to Attract Birds with Native Plants

Would you like to invite birds and butterflies into your backyard? Have you considered adding California native plants to your garden? Not sure where to start? In this talk, UC Master Gardeners will share their 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.

Upcoming Topics

• October: Fall Planting
• November: Cloud Forest Plants of the World
• December: Year End Sale

About the UC Master Gardeners

The UC Master Gardener Volunteer Program is a public service and outreach program under the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources department, administered locally by participating UC Cooperative Extension County offices. Our mission is to extend research-based knowledge and information on home horticulture, pest management and sustainable landscape practices to county residents by teaching workshops, hosting plant clinics, managing impactful projects, running demonstration gardens, and answering individual questions received via our Helpline.

Greg Barbosa

Greg Barbosa is a cardiothoracic nurse at UCSF and has been in the healthcare field for twenty years. A life-changing trip to the Amazon rainforest led him to a passion for birdwatching, ecology, and all things native. His areas of focus in gardening include the coastal sage scrub habitat and other plants that grow well in the sandy soils of San Francisco.

Bobby Nabili

Bobby Nabili became a UC Master Gardener in 2024 driven by his passion for nature and desire to educate the public about sustainable gardening practices. He focuses on creating native California gardens that attract wildlife and achieve harmony with nature. After establishing a successful pollinator garden in his driveway, he is now planning a native garden at his home garden in Redwood City.

Lynne Trulio

Lynne Trulio is a professor of environmental studies at San Jose State University and has a Ph.D. in Ecology from UC Davis.  Her research focuses 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.

Attendees

This program is free to attend, but RSVP is still strongly encouraged. For those who do RSVP, please be prepared to show proof during check-in.