Library EventSecond Sunday Garden Forum: Love & Sex in the Garden

Grab your sweetheart and join us for our special Valentine’s Day presentation by a favorite Project Green Forum speaker, Dr. Donald Lewis from ISU, whose timely topic will be “Love and Sex in the Garden”. While we think of our gardens as tranquil, peaceful places, look closely and you’ll see a fair bit of rowdy behavior…sex! Plants have sex (pollination) to reproduce, I.e., produce seeds. Plants are stationary and can’t travel to meet a potential mate (there’s no “Tinder” for plants). Instead, many plants use intermediaries to accomplish the essential process of sexual reproduction. Enter the pollinators! Dr. Lewis will help us identify the common pollinators in Iowa and examine the challenges they face and what we can do to aide in their preservation.

Dr. Donald Lewis is a Professor of Entomology and Extension Entomologist in the Iowa State University Department of Entomology. Dr. Lewis is responsible for outreach education on insect pest management in turfgrass, trees and shrubs, fruit, vegetables, households and structures. He provides problem-solving identification and information to Iowans through the ISU Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic and teaches two introductory entomology online courses for campus students. Dr. Lewis is also a frequent guest on “Horticulture Friday” with Charity Nebbe on Iowa Public Radio’s Talk of Iowa program.

Thi sevent will be taking place on Zoom, and registration is required. A reminder email will be sent out the day before the event with the zoom connection details.

The Second Sunday Garden Forums are cosponsored by Project GREEN and the Iowa City Public Library. The events are free and open to the public.