Learn all about Plant Propagation
Join us for a new series of workshops where you’ll learn how to make more plants inexpensively from cuttings to seeds, and take some home, too. Discover what can be done in the winter and spring with houseplants and seed starting!
Sponsored by the Osterville Village Library, Master Gardener Association of Cape Cod, and the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension.
The community propagation workshop series are held at the Osterville Village Library, 43 Wianno Ave, Osterville, MA 02655 map
LILACS: A PURPLE HAZE & PLANT PROPAGATION
Thursday, April 24, 2025
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
It’s spring! Lilac fragrance and flowers are just weeks away. Learn how to choose the best lilacs for your garden and how to care for them including pruning, propagating, and hybridizing. We’ll also look at insect and disease challenges, plus a bit of history.
The program will be presented by Jack Alexander from Heritage Museums and Gardens. He recently retired from his position as the Plant Propagator and “Lilac Guy” of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, a position he held for 40 years. Jack has introduced lilac cultivars, ‘Lilac Sunday’, ‘Purple Haze’, and ‘Foxey Lady’.
In addition, Master Gardener Thomas Norton will discuss the fundamentals of plant propagation for the home gardener to help demystify the process, and will cover perennial division using the bare root method. Each participant will go home with their own 4" pot of 'Atheline Wilbur' Lilac plus a variety of perennial & herbaceous cuttings to grow on.
Advance registration required. $20 fee includes materials
Questions?
Email: gardeners@capecod.gov
Phone: 508-375-6700
Ask a Master Gardener
Is a horticultural message an integral part of your event theme? We offer "Ask A Master Gardener" information tables at community events where we answer gardening questions and have handouts available on various current horticultural topics. Or request a presentation! Learn more about our Speakers Bureau here.