Everyone likes to learn more about landscaping their yards! Janet Allen of HGCNY earned a Toastmasters Advanced Communicator Gold certificate and has presentations on the topics below for groups or organizations in the Central NY area.
Contact Janet for fees and availability.
Our presentation topics
Caring for our yards is the most direct way we care for the earth. By planting native plants, we can provide habitat for even the smallest creatures, and by using earth-friendly landscaping practices, we can create a healthy yard for our family and a healthy planet for future generations. Just as important, we can reconnect with the natural world as we enjoy our own piece of the earth every day. Become a habitat gardener and watch your yard come to life!
Caring for our yards is the most direct way we care for the earth. By planting native plants, we provide habitat for even the smallest creatures. By using earth-friendly landscaping practices, we can create a healthy yard for our family and a healthy planet for future generations. And by observing some basic design principles, we can make it beautiful, too!
Do you enjoy watching birds in your yard? Learn some interesting facts about some favorite backyard birds and how to provide food, water, cover, and places for them to raise their young. Learn about the vital role of native plants in providing for their needs. Finally, learn how you can help birds beyond your own yard. Create a bird-friendly landscape and enjoy the daily companionship of birds right at home!
People know pollinators are important, especially since we depend on them for much of our food, but pollinators have a larger role in the world beyond our farms. And we’re now finding alarming declines in the kinds and sheer numbers of all insects, the foundation of the food web. Learn how you can support these “little things that run the world” in your own yard — and why it matters.
Are you seeing fewer butterflies than in the past? The populations of many species of butterflies and moths are in decline, but you can help reverse this trend by creating butterfly-friendly habitat in your own yard. Learn some simple things you can do so your landscape benefits not only butterflies, but other insects and people, too!