Winter Seed Sowing for Native Plants & Pollinators

Adult Enrichment / Home & Garden -

Winter 2026

Sow seeds for native plants and take home two containers ready to plant in your garden or a local community garden come spring. Many native seeds need a cold period to germinate, which naturally occurs outdoors. Using the winter-sow method, we’ll turn milk jugs into mini greenhouses to protect your seeds so they can be left outside all winter long. Our focus will be on native host and nectar plants that support native pollinators as well as the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, an initiative to increase natural habitat, boost biodiversity, and help support monarch butterfly populations. By spring, watch your seedlings sprout and thrive!

Instructors

Jean Devine

Jean Devine is an environmental educator, native-plant coach, and specialty landscaper. She is founder and director of for-profit Devine Native Plantings, LLC, and not-for-profit Biodiversity Builders (BB), a paid-learning program designed to inspire and empower high school youth to be Earth Stewards and make an ecological impact in their communities. She also is a co-founder and steering committee member of the Mystic Charles Pollinator Pathways Group (MCPPG).

Brucie Moulton

Brucie Moulton is an enthusiastic, life-long gardener. She co-founded the Mystic Charles Pollinator Pathways Group with Jean Devine and Sarah Wang in 2020; serves on the Mass Pollinator Network Steering Committee; collaborated on Arlington's Sustainable Landscaping Handbook, belongs to the Arlington Garden Club and supports Arlington's participation in the Mayors' Monarch Pledge through Sustainable Arlington.