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Native Landscaping for Garden Pest Management

Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture Workshop

2026-05-27 18:00:00 2026-05-27 19:30:00 America/Chicago Native Landscaping for Garden Pest Management Learn how to control pests in your garden without spraying pesticides by working with nature. Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture staff will discuss how to design your native landscaping to work for your garden by attracting natural predators to keep the area free of the pests that will harm your plants. Part of the Dig Into Learning Garden Workshop series. Adults. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Wednesday, May 27
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-27 18:00:00 2026-05-27 19:30:00 America/Chicago Native Landscaping for Garden Pest Management Learn how to control pests in your garden without spraying pesticides by working with nature. Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture staff will discuss how to design your native landscaping to work for your garden by attracting natural predators to keep the area free of the pests that will harm your plants. Part of the Dig Into Learning Garden Workshop series. Adults. Please register. Columbia Public Library - Friends Room

Learn how to control pests in your garden without spraying pesticides by working with nature. Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture staff will discuss how to design your native landscaping to work for your garden by attracting natural predators to keep the area free of the pests that will harm your plants. Part of the Dig Into Learning Garden Workshop series. Adults. Please register.

Learn how to control pests in your garden without spraying pesticides by working with nature instead. Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture staff will discuss how to design your native landscaping to work for your garden. There are more beneficial insects than just the pollinators. Discover how to attract your garden pests' natural predators to keep your garden free of the pests that would harm your plants. The enemy of your enemy is your friend! 

Adults. Please register.

This program is part of the Dig Into Learning Garden Workshops series co-sponsored by the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture. More workshops are planned for this summer on garden harvest tips and fall garden planning.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | General | Featured |

TAGS: | Sustainability | Nature | Co-sponsored |

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