Community Listing, Donation
Growing Michigan Wildflowers: Seeds to Community
Using community collected and prepared wildflower seeds, this event will allow anyone to plant and take home their own selection of Michigan wildflowers. We have a range of species to offer, including “neat and tidy” plants for a small front yard and tall prairie species. Participants can choose to grow indoors, if they have a strong source of light. Outdoor growers just need enough space for a few containers to sit in the snow and cold outside (they will sprout all by themselves as Spring temperatures arrive).
Community members have been collecting, sharing and preparing the seeds of 150 native wildflower species so that we all can grow them. These plants attract and nourish the pollinators, butterflies, and birds of our neighborhoods. We hope you will try it out and experience growing Michigan in your own space.
This community event is donation based, open to the public, and is one of the warmest ways you can spend a few hours in the winter. The Matthaei Arboretum is also just down the hall, for those who want to take a stroll among beautiful plants from around the world.
Got a few friends and a community project for the Spring? This is a great way to source your plants and get close to nature at the same time. All ages are welcome to attend this community activity.
Feb. 15 & 16
10 a.m. & noon
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Greenhouse #3, 1800 North Dixboro Road
Donate-As-You-Can; preregistration required.
Seeds2Community@gmail.com
stewardshipnetwork.org/projects/seeds-to-community
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