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Fall Native Plant Propagation

Grow your own native plants from seed.

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Explore methods for propagating your favorite native plants in this single-session program at The Morton Arboretum.

Participants will learn:

  • Which seeds need cold to germinate
  • Which seeds should be sown in the fall or spring
  • Seed starting techniques
  • How to identify, collect, and store seeds

This program meets in person at the Arboretum.

Instructor: Luke Dahlberg, seed technician, Citizens for Conservation

Age: 16 and older

Course number: W345

Instructor

Luke Dahlberg, seed technician, Citizens for Conservation

Luke Dahlberg has done propagation of native plants and native seed collection for Citizens for Conservation and Lake County Forest Preserve since 2018. He works to grow rare native plants and reintroduce them into the wild. He has a bachelor’s degree in ornamental horticulture with a business emphasis from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. He has had over a decade of experience in the commercial nursery trade; his passion for growing plants started as a kid in his backyard.

What to Know

This program meets indoors and outdoors.

Please bring a pair of hand pruners if you have them. A limited number of pruners will be provided in class.

Program Schedule

Section A

Saturday, November 1, 2025, 8:30 a.m. to noon

Thornhill Education Center (parking lot P-21), West Side

Section B

Saturday, November 1, 2025, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Thornhill Education Center (parking lot P-21), West Side

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