There was capacity attendance for John Draper's workshop "Attracting Beneficial Insects" held last Saturday on the 24th July. Volunteers were kept very busy catering for the visitors with a woodfired pizza & soup lunch. 

Coming up in July...
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On Saturday 24th July, John Draper from local business Harvest Me will be holding a FREE workshop presentation on creating biodiversity in a garden through attracting helpful insects. 

Topics covered include:

• What are Pollinators? Why are they important?
• Common Beneficial Insects & how they help in an Organic garden.
• Native bees versus European Honey bees.
• Flowers to attract bees & insects.
• What not to do if you are trying to attract pollinators to your garden.
• Other things to do to attract pollinators, bees & beneficial insects to the garden.

A handout including a list of flowers to attract insects will be provided.

The workshop will be held at Mandurah Community Gardens, starting at 10am and going through to 12pm.

With John's workshops always being popular, places are sure to go quickly. Booking early is recommended.

Email Cheryl at info@mandurahcommunitygardens.com.au to book a place at the workshop.

The garden is known to form a strong impression in our minds. That could be a good reason why gardens are considered so good for our mental health.

​With this in mind, we thought we might share something with you that we hope you find enjoyable to look at. Google Arts and Culture in collaboration with cultural institutions in the UK have put together this amazing collection of digital stories about gardens as an online exhibit.