Master low-cost, high-impact planting techniques before spring arrives!
Learn two powerful methods for establishing native plants while they’re dormant—perfect for stream bank restoration, erosion control, or populating larger areas without breaking the bank. Whether you’re tackling a problem slope or dreaming of a native restoration project, this workshop will give you the practical skills to make it happen.
What You’ll Learn:
Live Staking: A fast, low-labor technique for adding quick-rooting shrubs to wetlands and riparian buffers. Learn how to properly prepare, plant, and space live stakes to combat erosion on creek banks.
Bare Root Planting: How to work with dormant seedlings for cost-effective establishment of trees and shrubs in your landscape.
Real-world applications: See how we’ve used both methods successfully here at Winding Stair Farm to improve stream banks and restore native habitat.
Pre-order live stakes before the class (below) and your stakes will be waiting for you at class!
Both techniques are conservation-proven and widely used by restoration professionals to establish native plants at a fraction of the cost of potted stock. This class is perfect for landowners, stream stewards, native plant enthusiasts, and anyone looking to restore habitat on a budget.
About Nathan:
Nathan Buchanan is the owner of Wildbud Natives, in Marshall, NC, which is a conservation nursery specializing in native species for restoration and meadow-building projects. He’s grown the bare root plants we’re offering this year and will prepare live stakes specifically for this class.
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