Collaboration between Wingard’s Market and Riverbanks Zoo Leads to Exciting Opportunity with Distinguished Author

Event Details

Wingard’s Market is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with Riverbanks Zoo and
Garden! On May 16, join us for a unique presentation by author and award-winning
expert, Doug Tallamy!

Tallamy’s presentation, A Chickadee’s Guide to Gardening, will focus on the importance
of native plants and selecting the right plants for your garden that will also help our
environment. Through 42 years of teaching and authoring 4 books; including New York
Times Best Seller, The Nature of Oaks, he is considered an expert in his field.

Wingard’s Market and Riverbanks Zoo are co-hosting Tallamy’s presentation, which has
something to offer all gardeners, from beginner to expert. Gates open at 6 PM, with the
presentation beginning at 7 PM. Light refreshments will be served.

“People hear the word “conservation” and they think Lions & Tigers elsewhere in the
world, but you can start to make a difference in your own backyard if you really give it
a shot. Planting native plants is a perfect example of that,” stated Wingard’s Naturalist,
Zach Steinhauser.”

Tallamy was featured in Smithsonian Magazine in 2020 in an article titled, “Meet the
Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard.”