Adult Opportunities

Fall Native Plant Propagation

Grow your own native plants from seed.

Content Detail

Please note: This program has been canceled. A bilingual program covering related topics, How to Save Seeds, will take place on Saturday, November 9.

Learn methods for propagating your favorite native plants. Learn which seeds should be sown in the fall or spring, and learn seed starting techniques. Discuss seed storage, learn which seeds will need cold to germinate, practice identifying and collecting seeds, and more.

This program meets in person at The Morton 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 and gardening gloves if you have them. A limited number of pruners will be provided in class.

Program Schedule

Please note: This program has been canceled.

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