High Plains landscape workshop boosts spring

Carol O'Meara CSU Cooperative Extension

If you go

What: High Plains Landscape Workshop

When: Feb. 28, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Where: The Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., Fort Collins

Cost: $59, including coffee, light refreshments and bagged lunch; benefits Gardens on Spring Creek

Info: fcgov.com (type High Plains into the search window) or Spring Creek at 970-416-2486

Ready to dig into seminars that make you eager for spring? Don't miss the annual High Plains Landscape Workshop, Feb. 28 at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins. Like the first robin of spring, the workshop kicks off the season for planning and preparing for a blooming great summer.

A fundraiser for the Gardens on Spring Creek, the event gets down to earth about real-world gardening with a mix of design, pollinator protection, troubleshooting and an exploration of fruits to satisfy your sweet tooth.

"I'll be talking about gardening for pollinators, what they are and what is around," says John Murgel, horticulture coordinator for the Denver Zoo who has a background in ecology and evolutionary biology. "Everyone thinks about honeybees, but I'll focus on native pollinators and what you can do to help them. Things like planting food for the adults and larvae, plus providing nesting material."

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