Four sessions: 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.
Location: Wayland Town Building (41Cochituate Rd.) in the Large Meeting Room.

Learn a new technique – the winter sow – for growing our local native flowering perennials from seed. Your potted seeds will stay outdoors until spring and then baby native plants will appear!

The seeds selected are “Pollinator Powerhouses.” These plants are powerful tools to help fight pollution, floods, record-breaking heat waves, sea-level rise, and mass extinction of species.

This is an in-person event but, as a courtesy for those unable to attend, a kit of supplies will be available during the day for pickup. When you register, please request supplies if you will not be attending in person.

Local native plant gardeners Shelley Trucksis and Jean Milburn will make a presentation about local native plants and their role in preserving our ecosystem. Sowing native seeds in winter is an economical way for homeowners to add native plants to their own yards so that their gardens work to support pollinators in synergy with surrounding properties.

Sponsors: 10 a.m. session Wayland Council on Aging, noon session The Wayland Garden Club, 2 p.m. MetroWest Climate Solutions, and 4 p.m. session Energize Wayland.

Did you miss our January 11th workshop on "Winter Sow", a way to start our local native perennials from seed over the winter? Watch this tutorial which steps you through the process, and next spring you will be ready to plant your new baby native plants.