“Bird Friendly Gardening – How to Make Your Garden Attractive to Birds” presented by Jen McGuinness

Turn your garden into a welcoming haven for birds while creating a beautiful and thriving landscape. Jen McGuinness, known as Frau Zinnie, will share practical ways to make home gardens more attractive and supportive to both resident and migrating birds.

Learn how thoughtful plant choices, layers of vegetation, food and water sources, nesting opportunities, and gardening practices can provide the shelter and habitat birds need throughout the seasons. Whether you have a large garden or a small yard, you’ll come away with ideas for creating a more bird-friendly space while supporting the broader ecosystem.

Jen McGuinness is the voice behind Frau Zinnie, https://frauzinnie.blogspot.com/ a garden blog she founded in 2011. Based in Connecticut, she documents her evolving garden and champions organic, wildlife-friendly practices that support beauty and biodiversity.

She is the author of Micro Food Gardening (2021) and Bird-Friendly Gardening (2024), both from Cool Springs Press. Bird-Friendly Gardening won the 2025 Silver Laurel Media Award in the General Readership category from GardenComm: Garden Communicators International.

A garden writer and photographer, Jen is also an award-winning journalist with experience in journalism, nonprofit, and corporate communications.