Poppies in the Park

Join California State Parks and Miridae Mobile Nursery for our FREE hands-on workshop series, where we highlight the importance of native plants and show you how to naturally incorporate them into your gardens at home using simple seed bombs.

These workshops will take place during our regular Family Activity Day at the park in honor of California Biodiversity Week.

Join Grace Amico, owner of Miridae Mobile Nursery, for a 30-minute workshop where you will learn how to create native seed bombs from scratch, care for them to ensure successful growth, and discover the benefits of incorporating native plants into your landscaping. Each participant will receive supplies to make a seed bomb in the shape of a poppy, a bear, or even the State of California!

Native plants will also be available for purchase.

State Park interpreters will also be present to discuss the cultural significance of native plants in California and their vital role in local ecosystems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

WORKSHOP TIMES: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Each workshop will consist of a 30-minute activity section

- 10:30 AM

- 11:30 AM

- 12:30 PM

Plant sales will take place from 10 AM to 1:30 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------

ADDITIONAL INFO: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Poppies in the Park is brought to you by Midtown Second Saturday. Each workshop will take place in the pond area of the park, located between the State Indian Museum and Sutter's Fort, and are offered FREE of charge.

While there is no fee to participate, a suggested donation of $5 per workshop participant is encouraged.

Please note there is a separate admission charge to visit the museums. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

ABOUT MIRIDAE: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Miridae Mobile Nursery is a box truck-turned California native plant pop-up nursery. It travels all over the Greater Sacramento Region with the goals to: improve accessibility of California native plants in the Sacramento region, offer education about native plants and their benefits, and grow awareness and respect for our native ecosystems.

Grace Amico is the owner of Miridae Mobile Nursery and longtime supporter of special events at the SIM. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Horticulture at UC Davis, where she cultivated an admiration for California’s diverse native plants and landscapes.

Grace is happy to talk native plants with anyone and finds the Mobile Nursery to be a unique and fun method of bringing that conversation to a variety of people.

Visit miridaemobilenursery. com for more information.

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