Landscape Design and Native Seed Collection
- Length
- 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Language
- English
- Note
- Registration is required for all events, regardless of cost.
- Event Format
- In-Person
About the In-Person Workshop
Transform your yard into an attractive, functional, and sustainable landscape while learning how native plants can enhance outdoor spaces and support environmental stewardship. This workshop will introduce essential landscape design principles, including site assessment, plant selection, color and texture combinations, and creating year-round interest, along with practical strategies for responsibly collecting and propagating native plants. Participants will learn how native plants produce and disperse seeds, use iNaturalist to identify and categorize plants for collection, determine when seeds are ready to harvest, and apply ethical collection, cleaning, and storage practices that protect wild plant populations. The program will also explore stratification and scarification techniques for breaking seed dormancy and improving germination success. Whether designing a landscape from scratch, refreshing an existing space, or expanding your native plant propagation skills, you will gain practical knowledge and inspiration to create a beautiful, manageable landscape that reflects your personal style and local growing conditions.
- Anyone interested in landscape designÂ
- Anyone interested in saving seeds from native plantsÂ
- GardenersÂ
- HomeownersÂ
- Master Gardeners
- Principles of effective landscape designÂ
- How to assess your site, including sunlight, soil, drainage, and existing featuresÂ
- How to select plants that thrive in your growing conditionsÂ
- How to use color, texture, and form to create visual interestÂ
- Designing for four-season beauty and year-round appealÂ
- Sustainable landscaping practicesÂ
- How plants produce and disperse seedsÂ
- How to use iNaturalist to categorize plants for collectionÂ
- When and how to harvest seedsÂ
- Ethical seed collection practicesÂ
- How to store seeds after collectionÂ
- Stratification and scarification techniques for breaking seed dormancy
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