Spiders: The Most Misunderstood Garden Protector

Are you looking for something a little different? Possibly a topic suitable for a late October/Halloween meeting? Actually, this talk is great for any time of the year as an opportunity to learn more about a very underappreciated group of garden arthropods. Spiders are valuable apex predators in our gardens. This talk, shared from a spider expert In Indiana, includes pictures and descriptions of a wide variety of different spiders.

About the Presenter:
Bonnie Power has been a Massachusetts Master Gardener since 2016 (now a Lifetime MG) and member of the MMGA Speakers Bureau since 2018…and a serious outdoor/indoor gardener most of her life. Curious and research-oriented by nature, she has many horticultural interests and areas of expertise. Bonnie holds both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Zoology, which informs her perspective on the management of garden insects. She is a member of the MGA Soil pH Testing team and also volunteer guide at Garden in the Woods, a Native Plant Trust botanical garden in Framingham. She learned to grow vegetables as a child from her father, and flowers and houseplants from her mother. Early in her marriage her father-in-law provided her first lessons in organic gardening. At home in Marlborough, Bonnie grows a variety of vegetables and ornamentals (with a bias for natives).

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