Winter Sowing Workshop

Want to learn how to grow perennial plants? Want to start your own native plant garden from seed? Wondering why your echinacea seeds never sprout? Come to our Winter Sowing Workshop and learn how to germinate perennial seeds and become a native plant and seed steward!

In this two-hour workshop we will cover the basics of cold stratification, why certain plants need it, how to do it, and we will demo a couple cold stratification techniques. We will make our own mini greenhouses out of plastic jugs and bring home our own cold-stratified seeds to sit outside and wait for spring germination!

This is a ticketed event with a limited number of tickets. Sliding scale tickets are available via Eventbrite, suggested donation of $20 per person, but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Workshop is located in the basement of St. Luke’s Church on the Avenue in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore City. There is a flight of steps to access the space, and the basement of this venue is not wheelchair accessible.

Bring a clean clear(ish) plastic milk jug or a large plastic salad/spinach container with a lid. All other materials - including seeds - will be provided!!

Venue and event info: We will gather in the basement event hall of St. Luke’s church in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore City. The address is 800 W. 36th St, Baltimore MD 21221. We are in an open church basement event hall that is down a flight of steps with no elevator access. You can enter the basement through the main church entrance thru the courtyard on 36th St. or thru the side door on Chestnut Ave. It is a large room with some ventilation to the outside. Masks will be provided - please wear one.

There is metered parking close by, but if you drive around you can find free parking in the neighborhood within a couple block walk. Most of the spots are parallel parking and back-in parking. Hampden is a tourist destination, so please give yourself ample time to find parking.

St. Luke’s Church is on the 21 and 94 bus lines, stop is at 36th and Chestnut.

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