Learn how to produce your own native plants from seed, cuttings, and divisions.
All materials will be provided.
Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Time: 1pm – 3 pm
Location: Tule River Parkway, Porterville CA Jaye Street Parking Lot
Registration: Contact Cathy Capone 559 361 9164. Limited to 20 participants. The workshop is free of charge to California Native Plant Society members, but you can join for 40% off ($30) here:
Recommendations – Wear layered clothes, sun protection, and sturdy shoes. Bring a folding chair, a clean pint to quart size glass jar for cuttings, and a small to medium box to carry home your workshop plants. There are no restrooms at the gardens. Parkway path is ADA accessible as is the workshop area. We will work with plants that are easy to propagate and mention advanced propagation techniques.
Seed-
Desert Willow, Chilopsis linearis
Valley Oak, Quercus lobata
Bush Sunflower, Encelia californica
Redbud, Cercis occidentalis
Silver Bush Lupine Lupinus alberfrons
Cutting-
Mulefat, Baccharis salicifolia
California Wildrose, Rosa californica
Sages various, Salvia various species
Desert Willow, Chilopsis linearis
Coyote Mint, Monardella villosa
Division-
Bee's Bliss Sage, Salvia 'Bee's Bliss'
Mugwort, Artemisia douglasiana
California Fuchsia, Epilobium various
How do I register for this workshop? I am a member of the CNPS and a Tulare/Kings Master Gardener. Probably will be carpooling with other MG's/CNPS members.
Kate Mackey
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