Join us for a hands-on workshop on how to start your very own small meadow at home! We will discuss important steps like choosing a location, selecting the right plants, and how to maintain your meadow after planting. Then we’ll tour Clifton’s new demonstration backyard meadow featuring three different site-preparation methods – solarization with plastic, herbicide treatment, and sod removal to address existing weeds and grasses – and discuss the pros and cons of each approach. We’ll also do a hands-on demonstration of how to plant your native seeds once a site is prepared.

Whether you have a large yard or would like to start with a small patch, you’ll learn practical, beginner-friendly methods to help you take a boring patch of lawn and turn it into a space that’s buzzing with benefits for native wildlife and pollinators!

Cost:

Children 18 and under – Free

Adults – $15 (All proceeds from our programs go directly to funding our education programs, restoration work, and research projects. Thank you for your support!)

Age: Adults and children accompanied by an adult.

Weather policy: Date and time subject to change dependent on weather. Please check your email for updates on the morning of the event.

Registration is REQUIRED.

Cancellation policy: If you register and can no longer attend this event, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can open your spot to someone else. Refunds will not be given if attendee cancels. Refunds will be given if Clifton cancels.

By registering for this event, you are affirming that you have read and agree to our liability release policy.

We look forward to seeing you at the Clifton Institute!