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Growing Natives from Spores to Ferns

Mt. Cuba Center

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Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am

3 hours

Mt. Cuba Center

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Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm (EDT)

Mt. Cuba Center

3104 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707-9579, United States

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Growing Natives from Spores to Ferns
Date: September 27th, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Price: $79
Location: Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707

Discover how simple it is to grow ferns from spores. Review the life cycle of these ancient plants, how to properly collect and dry fertile fronds, and the basic steps for successfully propagating ferns. In this hands-on workshop, you will clean and sow spores into a simple growing system to take home. Visit the ferns in Mt. Cuba’s Trial Garden with the instructor.

This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba Center Saturday, September 27, 2025.

About the Instructor:
Kyra Matin is the Plant Propagator and caretaker of the historic Dorrance H. Hamilton Fernery at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Prior to moving to Philadelphia in 2021, Kyra had been living and gardening in the Pacific Northwest, where she worked for a time as the Program Manager for the Hardy Fern Foundation. She obtained a Master of Environmental Horticulture from the University of Washington and studied at the Dunedin Botanic Garden in New Zealand. Her favorite native fern is Lygodium palmatum.

Register Here: https://mtcubacenter.org/event/workshop-propagating-native-ferns-4/

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Growing Natives from Spores to Ferns, 27 September | Event in Hockessin | AllEvents
Growing Natives from Spores to Ferns
Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 am