Events

Come learn the winter sowing technique for growing Virginia native plants on a budget.  We will provide potting mix, tools, and seeds, but you are also welcome to bring your own seeds to swap and share.  Experienced sowers welcome to come sow as part of the group as this is a great social setting to meet others in the area with the same passion for sustainable gardening.

Please register through Eventbrite.  The venue has limited space and we cannot accommodate ticket sales at the door.  

Tickets are $5 to cover the cost of supplies.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-sowing-workshop-i-hosted-by-wild-ones-tickets-1967602511077?aff=oddtdtcreator

Learn how to sow native plants using the milk jug outdoor winter sowing method. Enhance your garden and support wildlife on a low budget! You can either bring your own supplies (milk jugs, potting mix, weather resistant marker, scissors, duct/painters tape, soldering iron and native plant seeds) or pay a $10 activity fee and receive supplies.

Registration Info coming. Cash only for this event. 

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

Share and swap native plants and seeds with your friends and neighbors.  This is a great event for gardeners with established gardens to offload surplus plants to help out newbies and folks on a tight budget.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!