Name: Native Garden Learning Hub Community Gathering
Start: 2025-04-27T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-27T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 3101 Lake Farm Rd, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53711

Native Garden Learning Hub Community Gathering

Join us for an exciting new community learning and networking opportunity centered on creating, enhancing, and managing native plant gardens! As part of our newly established Native Garden Learning Hub, we invite you to explore valuable resources and receive expert guidance from knowledgeable volunteers. Each month, we’ll feature specialized topics related to native plant gardening, including garden preparation and design, planting for pollinators and other wildlife, native plant propagation, leave the leaves and other maintenance, seed collecting, and much more!
This month’s learning topic will focus on 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀, such as a lawn or larger property, to native plants and how to make your existing lawn more pollinator friendly:
✱ 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀: comparison of different methods to remove turf grass
✱ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀, including matrix planting
✱ 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗻𝘀: plants that can be incorporated into an existing lawn to make it more pollinator friendly
✱ 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
✱ 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲
✱ 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: learn how to transplant your winter-sown seedlings
𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:
➤ 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 – 3D plant tokens to help you design and visualize a garden
➤ 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 – books and information
➤ 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 – bring your own information to add and share
We’ll start this month’s community gathering with a brief kick-off address from representatives of Dane County’s Land & Water Resources Department and Wild Ones Madison followed by time to visit topic stations and speak to garden design volunteers. Together, we will share knowledge, build connections, and deepen our understanding of native plant gardens, all with the ultimate goal of expanding native habitats across our communities.
𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁: $5 per person (proceeds support environmental education and native plant programming). To request fee assistance, email [email protected].
𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥: https://tinyurl.com/5asxk5pt (must create an account)