Expand the potential of your space by growing plants from seed. This class aims to help provide an opportunity for a much wider selection of native plant choices, allowing you to cultivate beneficial varieties while embracing organic and cost-effective gardening practices.
Learn when and how to collect seeds from native perennials, identify reputable seed sources, and understand the best methods for sowing seeds at the right time. Kim will also cover nurturing seedlings to ensure healthy growth and techniques for properly storing seeds for future planting.
This program is designed for individuals who have a foundational knowledge of native plants in the Northeast.
Classes will not be recorded per the instructor's request.
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Instructor:
Kim Eierman is the Founder of EcoBeneficial LLC. She is an environmental horticulturist and ecological landscape designer specializing in native plants. Based in New York, Kim teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Native Plant Center, Rutgers Home Gardeners School and several other institutions.
Kim is an active speaker nationwide on many ecological landscape topics, presenting for industry conferences, sustainability events, corporate events, environmental organizations, and other groups interested in environmental improvements. Kim also provides horticultural consulting and native landscape design to homeowners and commercial clients, including landscape architects and engineers.
In addition to being a Certified Horticulturist through the American Society for Horticultural Science, Kim is an Accredited Organic Landcare Professional, a Steering Committee member of The Native Plant Center, and a member of The Ecological Landscape Alliance and Garden Communicators International.
Kim is the author of the book, The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening.
Your class confirmation email will hold your class access information - please ensure you receive it.
Class/Program/Workshop: 260112 Propagating Native Perennials from Seed
Dates: January 12, 2026
Time Frame: 6 pm - 8 pm
Location: Virtually, Zoom Platform
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