Urban Gardening 101

Seed Saving & Bloom Times

Join us for a free hands-on session with Hilda Krus, the first in the Fall Urban Gardening 101. You’ll learn to save seeds so you’re ready for next year’s plantings.

Working in our Cut Flower bed, we’ll see how shorter days and colder weather change bloom times. You’ll compare which varieties are hardier than others. Then you’ll help harvest the ones whose life cycle ends sooner. We’ll also look at how this plays out across gardens of different types and sizes.

ACCESSIBILITY

• The kitchen/classroom is wheelchair accessible; with advance notice we can add a mat path across the greenhouse’s pebbled ground (garden entrance has a small raised threshold; garden paths are grass).
• Tables adjust height; backless benches/stools available.
• Kitchen is shared—we avoid peanuts but can’t guarantee a nut-free space; water provided in refillable pitchers.
• First aid on-site; nearest AED is one building away.
• Nearest restrooms are ~1 min walk; a gender-neutral restroom is available by key from staff.
• Not a scent-free space (essential oils used in class), though we ventilate and welcome masking/distancing.
• Other access needs? Contact programs@thehort.org.

All Greenhouse Education Center events happen rain or shine.