Workshop: Native Seeds, a Beginner's Guide to Harvesting
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Auditorium, 1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Chapter Meeting Hands-On/How-To Workshop Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Drinking Fountains
Growing native plants from seed is a rewarding experience and one of the best ways to learn about native plants. Many native plants start to produce seed in abundance come late summer. Please join us for an introduction to native seeds. Calla Butler, Native Plant Horticulturist at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, will present on the importance of seed collection, the ethics of collecting, cleaning practices, useful tools, and more. Following the presentation, we will step into the Great Lakes Gardens for a hands-on experience of harvesting seed!
Portions of the workshop's seed harvest will go to the Seeds to Community project, a collaborative program of A2WO. https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedstocommunitywashtenaw/
Supplies for the workshop will be provided.
About Calla Butler
Calla Butler became the Native Plant Gardens Horticulturist at Matthaei Botanical Gardens in March 2024, after two years as a seasonal horticulture technician. She also has experience as Head Gardener at a landscape design and maintenance company and as a floriculturist at the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory on Belle Isle. She is a lifelong native plant enthusiast.
As the Native Plant Gardens Horticulturist, Calla maintains the Great Lakes Gardens (alongside Matthaei's wonderful volunteers!), collects and processes native seed, and propagates plants for both restoration and Matthaei's native plant sale.