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Native Seed Collection and Sowing

Sunday, October 8, 1000 AM-12:00 PM; Registration Required; Admission FREE for members; $10 suggested donation for non-members

Less than 10 tickets remain! Join native plant nursery owner Chris Nilan as we learn the ins and outs of growing native plants from wild-collected seeds. Chris will cover the ethics and benefits of seed collection, how to determine seed ripeness and viability, seed harvesting, processing, and storage, as well as the various methods of achieving germination, from winter sowing to artificial stratification. This will be a hands-on workshop where participants will receive native wildflower seeds from Chris's seed plots to try growing at home.

Chris Nilan is the owner and grower at Barkaboom Native Plants, a native plant nursery in Margaretville, NY. At Barkaboom, Chris grows over 125 species of perennial plants native to the Catskills, entirely from seed and with a strong focus on local ecotypes. This emphasis on locally adapted seeds means that at certain times of the year, Chris spends more time in forests, swamps, beaver meadows, bogs and floodplains than in the nursery. Prior to his total infatuation with growing native plants, Chris worked for a near-decade on a number of organic vegetable farms in the Hudson Valley, Maine, and Connecticut.

This event is a collaboration between Mountain Top Arboretum and Mountain Top Historical Society.

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Yoga for Gardening with Pamela Martin
Every Wednesday, 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm through October 4th!

Cost of Admission: Suggested $10 donation for 9/27; FREE on October 4th in honor of Lark in the Park!
Join us in the beautiful gardens of Mountain Top Arboretum for outdoor yoga classes led by Pamela Martin and other local yoga teachers. Learn tips and tricks to avoid injury, and to help support the body during gardening and yard work. A stretch and strength class appropriate for all levels. Please bring a mat, water, sunscreen, bug spray and anything else you need to be comfortable in. Be sure to celebrate Lark in the Park with us on October 4th!

No advance registration is required for this event.

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