A Fall Celebration of Native Plants!
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Limited Parking: please carpool if possible
Rain date: October 18th
Explore a Meadow, Learn to Collect Seeds, and Swap Plants!
Come explore Montclair History Center’s 2-acre Meadow, begun in 2022! The Meadow features more than 2,000 native and pollinator-friendly plantings, including perennials, grasses, and woody shrubs that support birds, butterflies, bees, and other essential pollinators.
Schedule of Events:
11:30 Meadow Talk by Angelica Diggs,Executive Director, Montclair History Center
11:50 – Seed Collection Demo by Jessica Miller, Essex Steering Committee Member You can take home seeds! Bring scissors or pruners.
12:15 Plant Swap Opens
Plus, explore the Meadow at your leisure! NPSNJ naturalists will answer questions.
Children welcome! Please leave dogs at home.
PLANT SWAP (PLANTS ONLY -NO SEEDS PLEASE)
Are you just starting out and don’t yet have things to share? That’s OK!
Are you looking to add something new to your yard?
Plant Swap Details:
1. Bring plants either potted up or “bare root” wrapped in damp newspaper.
2. Please only bring native plants that you know the binomial/Latin names of.
3. If possible, label your plants in advance. If not, we will have materials for labelling.
4. Bring a box to take plants home!
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