Beneficial Bugs and Native Plants ~ Caring for Creation

Beneficial Bugs and Native Plants ~ Caring for Creation

On Saturday, March 29, we had a Pollinator Gardening Event at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  This is the first event on gardening or native plants at St. Dunstan’s.  We had no idea how many folks might show up.  We also had growers from 2 Oklahoma Native Plant Nurseries ~ Across the Prairie and Life Affirming Farm.

We filled the room!  Karen Watkins, an Oklahoma Master Gardner, talked about Beneficial Insects.  Sarah Cross discussed Oklahoma Native Plants.  Alex with Life Affirming Farm, answered questions about planting and caring for native plants.  Mary Christopher talked about the wonders and mysteries of Creation.  And, we gave away 5 wonderful Pollinator Insect posters donated by Master Gardeners and Karen Watkins!  Many people stayed afterward to talk with the presenters and the growers.  People were still buying plants at 1 pm.  We had a Great Time!

In May we will have an event dedicated to caring for and providing habitat for Monarchs!  Okies for Monarchs and Plant Milkweed for Monarchs will be there.  We are also hoping to have some of our local native nurseries with Milkweed plants.  In the meantime, you can check out www.plantmilkweek.org and www.monarchwatch.org 

Have a wonderful week and be kind to all Pollinators.  We need them more than we know!

Mary teaches mindfulness and spiritual practices.  She leads Heart Coherence groups and offers individual coaching.  Through her “Caring for Creation” podcast, she shares practices for connecting with the earth and our spirituality.