With autumn right around the corner, learn how to prepare your garden for a long winter and learn how to gather seeds from your favorite pollinator plants.

Monarch butterflies migrate south to overwinter in Mexico. Most other butterflies do not migrate and need a place to shelter until spring. Some butterflies overwinter as adults, others overwinter in a chrysalis, and some spend the winter as a caterpillar. How should garden cleanup be done to best protect next year’s butterflies?

Many of North America’s native bees need a place to spend the winter that’s protected from cold and predators. How do we provide their winter habitat?

Do you want more birds in your yard during the winter? You can provide cold water habitat for them by preparing your garden with them in mind.

Fireflies are disappearing all over the world in large part because of human disruption of habitat and increased light pollution. In addition to turning off outdoor lights when fireflies are active, avoiding lawn chemicals, and limiting lawn mowing, there are some garden cleanup tips that can help fireflies make a comeback in your area.

Another fall garden activity is collecting seeds from some of your favorite plants. Learn how to tell when to harvest seeds, how to best collect them, and how to store them so that they will be viable in the spring.

Attendees will receive one free plant from UrbanScapes Native Plant Nursery!