Wild Ones Ozark Chapter This chapter covers the Northwest Arkansas area.
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Upcoming Chapter Events in Arkansas
Starting Native Plants from Seed
Hosted by Wild Ones Ozark ChapterLake Springdale Rain Garden, 2474 W Pump Station Rd, Springdale, AR, 72762 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Hands-On/How-To Workshop Wheelchair Accessible Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
One way to keep costs down when adding native plants to your garden is to start some plants from seed. Pam Morgan will lead an instructional workshop on how to start native plants from seed.
This event will take you through the basics, including:
When is the right time to collect seed from native plants
What's different about starting native seeds compared to vegetable seeds
What are the different methods for starting native seeds
Where are some places to get native seed
We will collect some seed together from the Lake Springdale Rain Garden (if available) and participants can take the seed home. We will also do some hands-on "winter sowing" with milk jugs.
Free and open to the public.
Native Seed Collecting for Beginners
Hosted by Wild Ones Ozark ChapterWest Fork Public Library, 198 W Main St, West Fork, AR, 72774 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Hands-On/How-To Workshop Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Come and join Laurie Scott from Wild Ones to learn all about native seed collecting! This program is designed for beginners to learn the anatomy of a flower, where plants store their seeds, and different strategies for seed collection, and will include a “hands on” experience to discover all the things you need to know to turn seeds into baby plants!
Speaker Bio: Laurie Scott is the manager of the Outdoor Living Laboratory at the Northwest Arkansas Community College, a steering committee member of the Arkansas Monarch Conservation Partnership, and the Vice President of the Ozark Chapter of Wild Ones.
Native Plant Sale
Hosted by Wild Ones Ozark ChapterGoatLab Brewery, 772 S Bloomington St, Lowell, AR, 72745 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Wheelchair Accessible Free Public Parking
Add native plants to your garden! Seven of our Ozark native plant nurseries will be offering a variety of native plants for sale.
Open to the public, and there will be a discount for Wild Ones members!
GoatLab Brewery offers homemade pizzas and locally brewed beer. They open at 11 am. Come for the plants, then grab a pizza and beer and talk with friends about plants!
Native Seed Swap
Hosted by Wild Ones Ozark ChapterBentonville Public Library, 405 S Main St, Bentonville, AR, 72712 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Swap Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Join Ozark Wild Ones for our 3rd annual Native Seed Swap on Saturday, November 16!
This year we will be at the Bentonville Public Library. Anyone is welcome to come and either bring native seeds that they have collected to share or simply come and get some free seed that they can plant in their garden. The Seed Swap is a great way to increase the diversity of native plants in your garden!
If you are bringing seeds, you may enter at 1:30 pm to set up. Also, Wild Ones Ozark members are welcome to come in at 1:30 also to get first pick of the seeds. The event from 2 to 4 pm is free and open to the public. No need to bring seeds to swap.
Seeds of native plants only, please. If you are collecting seeds in an area other than your own property, make sure you have permission. Also, be sure to leave some seeds for wildlife and for reseeding.