Chapters in Colorado

Spring propagation workshop. 2-4 pm  We will be sowing seeds which don’t need stratification.  Everyone will take home a flat to babysit, and we hope that leftovers are brought to the plant swap.  Members only, please register in advance to get the address.

Wild Ones Front Range member, Julie, will share her experience growing native plants from seed indoors and will provide us with a tour of her growing area.  Please come prepared to learn and ask questions as well as to share your own successess and challenges with growing native plants indoors.

This event is for current members of the Wild Ones Front Range chapter.  If you are considering becoming a member, you may attend one member event to get to know our organization better before joining.  We just ask that you enter "Guest" in the comments section of the sign up.

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REGISTER by April 6 or ASK Questions at pamschulz@comcast.net  

Spring sowing several species in 2.5"pots using budget purchased supplies.  Species include Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed), Asclepias viridiflora (Green Comet Milkweed), Astragalus drummondii (Drummond's Milkvetch), Berlandiera lyrata (Chocolate Flower), Erysimum asperum (Western Wallflower), Oreocarya virgata (Miner's Candle), Mentzelia decapetala (Ten Petal Blazingstar), Gaillardia aristata (Blanketflower), Ratibida columnifera (Prairie Coneflower), Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover).  Participants will take their tray of pots home and nurture throughout the germination process, hopefully producing plants for their gardens, community gardens or plant swaps.  

We will be working with Lakewood Parks Dept to pot up native seedlings.

Registration is full.

Just Three Weeks Away!

While most in-person propagation activity is happening at the regional level, we’d like to resume periodic chapter zoom meetings about propagation with our expert, Jan Midgley. This free, virtual event is open chapter-wide, and we invite you to RSVP. Jan will update us on specific species she is working on figuring out germination protocols for, and she will cover some really timely propagation topics (this is a teaser, but timing of sowing! annuals! the use of indoor lights! and more!) A final agenda will be sent to registrants the week of the event. 

For over 30 years Jan operated a one wheelbarrow native plant nursery in MD and AL. She kept detailed notes on every step of the propagation process for each species. The notes supported the writing of articles, lectures, and books. She continues to self-publish Native Plant Propagation, 5th edition.

After a move to Colorado seven years ago, Jan embarked on a crash course on the flora of the Southern Rockies. She now volunteers arranging specimens two days a week at Denver Botanic Gardens Herbarium. The rest of the time she “plays” with seeds and maintains a Germination Guide for Colorado native plant seeds on the Wild Ones Front Range Chapter website.

Already Registered? We're looking forward to seeing you on the Virtual/Zoom program!