Wild Ones Mountain Laurel Chapter serves Connecticut and environs.
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Upcoming Chapter Events in Connecticut
Native Seed Saving for Propagation
Hosted by Wild Ones Mountain Laurel ChapterPublic Welcome Registration Required Free Event Hands-On/How-To Workshop Seed Handling Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Learn how to collect, save, and share native seeds! Growing native plants from seed is an inexpensive and rewarding way to add native plants to your garden while supporting biodiversity and watershed health. Native plants help absorb stormwater, reduce runoff, improve water quality, and provide important habitat for local wildlife.
The workshop will begin with a short presentation covering the basics of native seed collection, which seeds are suitable for storage, and how to properly clean, package, and store seeds for future propagation. Participants will then get hands-on experience packaging native seeds for seed-saving initiatives, including the Otis Library Seed Bank, and will have the opportunity to take home some seeds to grow themselves. All materials will be provided.
This event is presented in partnership with Otis Library, Wild Ones Mountain Laurel Chapter, and the Eastern Connecticut Watershed Network.
Free and open to the public, but space is limited. Registration is required.
Sharing the Abundance: A Native Seed Exchange
Hosted by Wild Ones Mountain Laurel ChapterDudley Farm Museum (Munger Barn, lower level), 2351 Durham Rd, Guilford, CT, 06437 Map
Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Share Public Restroom Free Public Parking
PLEASE SAVE THE DATE for our annual seed sharing event. More details to come!
Start preparing by saving seeds from your native gardens, following our seed sharing guidelines.
If you have not collected native seeds before, check out our online Seed Collecting resources in the Native Plant Propagation section of the Resources in the website menu bar.