Explore the diverse world of native pollinators in your yard with native plants! Join Elizabeth as she shares how to attract a variety of beneficial bees to your garden with easy-to-grow native wildflowers.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Grow colorful flowers on your patio, balcony or doorstep. Caroline Manuel will teach you how to create a beautiful container garden that will last through summer. This is a hands-on class. Bring your own container to pot up (5g or less) or purchase one here along with the plants you want to use during the workshop. We’ll provide the potting soil.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $15.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 15 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

The tour begins at Native Nurseries, where we will form carpools. Come early, at 8:45, if you would like to see Native Nurseries’ Secret Garden, where the mountain laurel should be in full bloom. We will divide into two groups. One group will visit the yard of Ann and Don Morrow, which provides an excellent example of how to create and manage a healthy urban forest. They have seen 88 species of birds in their yard and have heard or seen another 34 species fly over the property.

The other group will go to the home of the retired co-founders of Native Nurseries, Donna Legare and Jody Walthall, to see how their yard has changed over 30 years of planting native plants. Their typical in-town suburban home featured 100% non-native landscape plants other than the large trees when purchased in the early 1990s. They will discuss how to manage a mostly native yard for wildlife, while making it attractive to neighbors as well.

The two groups will then switch yards so that everyone will tour both yards. The two groups will then reconvene as one group at the home of Jim Stevenson and Tara Tanaka, which features a 45-acre swamp with an active wood stork rookery – so bring your binoculars. They have managed the property through the planting of a diversity of native trees and shrubs. Their backyard is designed to enhance the view of the swamp for wildlife observations while providing food and cover for birds and other wildlife. A light snack will be served at Jim and Tara’s as we regroup. We should return to Native Nurseries by 12:30pm.

Group size is limited, and reservations are required. Please call or text Donna Legare at 850 386-1148. Payment needs to be made by check (made out to Birdsong Nature Center) or cash and mailed or dropped off at Native Nurseries, 1661 Centerville Rd., Tallahassee, FL  32308.

$15 All funds support Birdsong Nature Center’s Butterfly/Pollinator Garden

Ruby-throated hummingbirds return from Central America around mid-March. Chase Brestle of Native Nurseries will explore the fascinating natural history of hummingbirds and teach you how to attract them to your yard.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd. 

Join Elizabeth Georges and Caroline Manuel in learning how to grow and enjoy herbs. Caroline will discuss how to incorporate them into your landscape and Elizabeth will share how to use some of her favorite herbs in cooking.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $10.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd. 

If you’re new to vegetable gardening, new to Tallahassee or just want a refresher course, then this is the class for you! Joe Walthall will go over the basics of organic vegetable gardening - preparing a bed, soil building and amendments, as well as what to plant when. After the one hour indoor presentation, we will conclude with a demonstration outside in our vegetable garden

This workshop will be held twice, the first on Saturday, March 2nd at 10AM and the second on Wednesday, March 6th at 12PM. Please see the event listed for the Saturday workshop.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd. 

If you’re new to vegetable gardening, new to Tallahassee or just want a refresher course, then this is the class for you! Joe Walthall will go over the basics of organic vegetable gardening - preparing a bed, soil building and amendments, as well as what to plant when. After the one hour indoor presentation, we will conclude with a demonstration outside in our vegetable garden

This workshop will be held twice, the first on Saturday, March 2nd at 10AM and the second on Wednesday, March 6th at 12PM. Please see the event listed for the Wednesday workshop.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd. 

Learn about birds that rely on natural tree cavities and nest boxes during a short slideshow presentation indoors. Then we will move outside to teach the children, with your help, how to build chickadee or bluebird house. Siblings may work together. Don’t forget to bring a hammer!

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $35.00+tax fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 10 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Courtney Schoen, from TAPP (Think About Personal Pollution), will discuss how rain gardens filter and break down many pollutants, improving the quality of lakes, rivers, streams and springs nearby. The City of Tallahassee provides a limited number of $175 rain garden grants to city residents interested in creating a rain garden. Courtney will go over the basics of building a rain garden and information about the grant process and Elizabeth Georges will go over the native plants that are best suited..

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Homegrown tomatoes have incredible flavor! Join co-owner Joe Walthall to learn everything you need to know to grow delectable tomatoes in your garden. It may seem early, but tomatoes are more cold hardy than other summer crops and benefit from being planted early.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Learn how to identify the birds you are seeing in your yard and in the field as well. Jim Cox, Director of the Stoddard Bird Lab at Tall Timbers, is a biologist studying Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, Brown-headed Nuthatches, Bachman’s Sparrow and other songbirds. He is a wonderful teacher! After the demonstration, Jim will lead you out onto the nursery grounds to apply the techniques you’ve just learned with some hands on birding in the field.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Proceeds will benefit research at the Stoddard Bird Lab at Tall Timbers. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Homegrown tomatoes have incredible flavor! Join co-owner Joe Walthall to learn everything you need to know to grow delectable tomatoes in your garden. It may seem early, but tomatoes are more cold hardy than other summer crops and benefit from being planted early.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

A sharp edge on your tools will make gardening easier! Bring up to two or three shovels, axes, mattocks or hoes to the nursery for a FREE sharpening while you wait (sorry, but we are not able to sharpen pruners or loppers). Customers must have their tools labeled with their first and last name.

Learn how to attract more and varied birds to your feeders, how to squirrel-proof them and what birds you are likely to attract this winter. In addition, Chase Brestle will teach you how to create a bird garden that goes a step beyond a mere feeding station, one that is both aesthetically pleasing and good for the birds.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people. Masks are required.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd. 

Lauren Goldsby, UF graduate research assistant, will share information that she has gathered through study and experience on varieties and culture of blueberries for the home gardener. In this class you’ll learn about blueberry history, how to prepare the soil, which varieties thrive in our zone, fertilization, pruning and pest control practices.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Tallahassee’s own Fred Dietrich, a master bird bander, has been banding winter hummingbirds for many years. He will show slides and discuss winter hummingbirds as well as our springtime visitor – the ruby-throated hummingbird. Call the nursery if you have a winter hummingbird so Fred can arrange to band it.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 15 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.  

Start the new year with a commitment to make at least one change in your yard to enhance its value for songbirds, butterflies, bees and other wildlife. What you plant matters!

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd. 

Grow an edible feast on your patio, balcony or doorstep. Caroline Manuel will teach you how to create a beautiful and tasty container garden that will last through winter. This is a hands-on class. Bring your own container to pot up (5g or less) or purchase one here along with the plants you want to use during the workshop. We’ll provide the potting soil.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $10.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Co-founder Jody Walthall will go over the basics of tree characteristics, terminology and how to identify them in the field. The first half of the talk will be indoors, then you will join Jody as he leads a walk around the nursery to help you practice what you’ve learned. Feel free to bring a sample from your own yard to have identified.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 15 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd. 

Join Elizabeth Georges and Caroline Manuel on how to grow and enjoy fall herbs. They will discuss how to use some of their favorite herbs in cooking and how to incorporate them into your landscape.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Learn everything there is to know about increasing soil fertility to grow healthy, nutrient dense fruits and vegetables. Sundiata Ameh-El of Compost Community will walk you through the basics of soil composition, microbiology and how to build your soils to make them perfect habitats for microorganisms that are responsible for healthy soil.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 15 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Join Haley Bennett to learn how to identify common invasive plants that are likely to be in your yard and the threats they pose to our local ecosystems. She will go over best practices for removal, including herbicide and mechanical, and give suggestions on what native species to replace them with.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER

There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

E. O. Wilson described invertebrates as “the little things that run the world.” Believe it or not, we have approximately 12,500 insects and 750 spider species in Florida! Join insect enthusiasts, Benjamin Gunther and Louie Sandstrum, to explore why insects and other “bugs” are so important to our ecosystems. A presentation inside will be followed by close-up examination of some live specimens and a “bug” hunt expedition on nursery grounds. While this is mainly geared towards school-age children –families, adults, naturalists and photographers are also welcome and will enjoy this experience.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

With a focus on environmental and organic practices in the fall and winter garden, co-owner Joe Walthall will cover soil preparation, watering, fertilization, pest control and when and what to plant. The workshop will conclude with a demonstration in our vegetable garden next door to the nursery. Fall is the ideal season to start for beginners or experienced gardeners who are new to Tallahassee. There are fewer weeds, mosquitos and other pests and less disease to battle in the fall and winter garden!

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Learn about the natural history of butterflies and moths and how to successfully raise caterpillars into butterflies with Caroline Manuel. After the slide show, tour the Native Nurseries butterfly garden. We should have caterpillars for folks to take home and raise. This is the perfect workshop for parents and teachers.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

As the monarch population continues its alarming decline in the panhandle, we are in a great location to positively impact its survival and to observe and enjoy this magical species. Louie will discuss the unique biology, life cycle and migration of the monarch butterfly and the native North Florida milkweeds it relies upon. He will also discuss the best wildflowers to plant in your yard to support monarchs.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER

There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Are the bugs and weeds taking over your yard? Join our Leon County Horticultural agent, Mark Tancig, to learn when and how to safely use pesticides and herbicides, and what cultural practices can prevent bug and weed problems in the first place. 

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 25 people.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

* This workshop has been cancelled. We will reschedule in the fall (TBA).

Your yard matters! Manage it to help protect Florida’s environment by using the Nine Principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping. Rachel Mathes, a Horticulture Program Agent for the UF/IFAS-Leon County Extension, will share her goals for the program and then guide you through the steps you can take to create a more sustainable yard using the FloridaFriendly principles. 

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.

Sunshine State Biodiversity Group cofounders Jeff VanderMeer and CD Davidson-Hiers talk rewilding, native plants, and what happens when beavers take over your property. Florida Journalist Davidson-Hiers has firsthand knowledge of the benefits of “passive rewilding” on her farm and is collaborating on a rewilding book with VanderMeer, a local

novelist with an international following. VanderMeer has transformed his yard into a wildlife haven– removing invasives and planting over 300 native species, with huge benefits for birds, insects, reptiles, and mammals. Expect practical tips and tricks of the trade, but also a spirited discussion of rewilding, biodiversity, and how you can help.

* This workshop has been cancelled. We will reschedule in the fall (TBA).

Chase Brestle will cover a variety of topics related to the feeding and nesting habits of birds that frequent our yards in summer. He will discuss hummingbirds, how to outfox squirrels, nesting birds, birdbaths, planting for birds and the seasonal rhythms of bird appearances in our yards.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER
There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register.

PARKING: Please use driveway next door to the nursery with 'Workshop Parking' sign seen from Centerville Rd.