UPDATE! More tickets have been released for both events! See full event details at -
https://washingtongardener.blogspot.com/2025/01/seed-exchange-registration-now-open.html
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Here are the speakers for the upcoming Washington Gardener Seed Exchanges 2025. Seed Exchange attendees trade seeds, exchange planting tips, hear expert speakers, and collect goody bags full of gardening treats.
Talk 1:
“You’re Cold but Getting Warmer:
An Introduction to Winter Sowing Native Plants (and more)”
An Introduction to Winter Sowing Native Plants (and more)”
Around 2000, the term “winter sowing” was coined to describe the use of milk jugs to start plants from seed outside. Janet & Mimi of Bloom Wild (www.bloom-wild.com) will provide a lesson in the whats, whens, whys, and hows of winter sowing as a way to break dormancy and encourage germination. These lessons can be used to grow plants from seed without needing grow-lights or indoor space--and this method works for your vegetable seeds as well as for growing native perennials.
Speakers:
Abrehet “Mimi” Abdu (she/her), originally from Ethiopia, is a lifelong gardener with a passion for, and expertise in, native plants. A Master Naturalist and weed warrior, she has lived in Maryland for over two decades, where she is currently wrestling a native plant garden out of a half-acre of invasive plants. After a 20-year career in biotech, Mimi recently joined Bloom Wild with Janet to inspire sustainable gardening practices.
Janet Hostetler (she/her) grew up in Maryland and currently tends and studies over 250 locally native plant species at her test/demonstration garden in Takoma Park. A Master Gardener, Janet started Bloom Wild to help people increase the ecological value of their outdoor space. Bloom Wild designs & installs native plant gardens, provides consultation and coaching, and holds native plant sales. A recovering civil rights lawyer, Janet has found her passion in plants.
Talk 2:
"Easy Seed Saving Tips"
Speaker: Kathy Jentz, GardenDC Podcast host and editor of Washington Gardener
This talk covers the basics of seed saving from selecting for the best qualities to seed harvesting techniques and
storage.
Washington Gardener Magazine presents the
19th Annual Washington Gardener Seed Exchanges
on Saturday, January 25, 2025, 12:30–4:00pm
National Seed Swap Day!
at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD
Registration is now open at
and
on Saturday, February 1, 2025, 12:30–4:00pm
at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, VA
Registration is now open at
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