Gardening for Pollinators, a Zoom Presentation with Adrienne Frank
Date/Time
Thursday, July 17, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Categories
Specific flowering (nectar) plants support adult butterflies and native host plants provide food for growing
caterpillars. Bees also have special relationships with native plants and use plants that match their size, mouth parts, and landing strategies. If you understand a little bit about insect behavior, habitats, and associations with plants, then you can attract pollinators to your yard and help to preserve native habitat.
About the Presenter:
Adrienne Frank is a member of John Clayton Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, Historic Rivers Chapter of the Virginia Master Naturalists, and Friends of Dragon Run. She holds Board and working positions for each. For example, she is the Chair for the Annual Native Plant Sale for John Clayton Chapter of the Native Plant Society.
Adrienne has a special interest in pollinators and gardening. She and her husband have a home vegetable and native plant garden. They enjoy observing and identifying native flora and fauna.
She developed a butterfly brochure and compiled the Butterflies of the Greater Williamsburg Area: An Annotated List of Species. Each August, she coordinates the Williamsburg Area Butterfly Count, which is registered with the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) and includes approximately 50 participants.
Prior to retirement, Adrienne had a long working career as an occupational therapist, trainer, and administrator for non-profit agencies serving children and their families.