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Upcoming events in Kansas City and surrounding areas.

Native Plants for Continuous Blooms – Virtual

The Missouri Prairie Foundation is hosting a free Grow Native! webinar about succession planting. It is arguably every gardener’s dream to have plants in bloom from spring through fall in […]

Deep Roots Lunch & Learn – Keystone Species – Virtual

Join Deep Roots each first Thursday at 12pm CST to learn best management practices for large landscapes. Working with landowners, natural resource managers, and conservationists across the Midwest, this series […]

Hike Fox Hollow with a Naturalist

Lakeside Nature Center in Swope Park 4701 E. Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO, United States

Join the Lakeside Nature Center, located within Swope Park, for a free guided trail hike. The guided walk/hike, which focuses on habitats around the center, typically occurs on the upper […]

Pollinator Plants for Shade – Virtual

Can I create a pollinator garden in the shade? Yes, you absolutely can. Gardeners with shade take on an important role in feeding the emerging pollinators from their winter hibernation. […]

Gardening for a Changing Climate – Virtual

Gardening in Kansas doesn't come easy, as we often face weather extremes and drought conditions. With projected changes in our climate, gardening will be more challenging. Extreme events will require […]

Wednesday 101 Webinar: Introduction to Composting

In 2024, Re.Use.Full is hosting Wednesday 101 Webinars. The free webinars, hosted on the first Wednesday of each month, will provide an introduction to a sustainability-focused topic. On Wednesday, February […]

Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them – Poetry Reading

Linda Hall Library 5109 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO, United States

Join Linda Hall Library  for a night of poetry cultivating our collective urge to grow, tend, and heal, and to launch Tess Taylor’s new poetry anthology, Leaning Toward Light: Poems […]

Kiss & Tail

Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium 6800 Zoo Drive, Kansas City, MO, United States

At the Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium, celebrate love in the animal kingdom with a night of hilarious skits performed by some of Kansas City’s finest theater actors. Starring Victor […]

$50

Light Pollution and Birds – Virtual

The Missouri River Bird Observatory is hosting the event, Light Pollution and Birds during its winter webinar series. Artificial light at night effects species in a range of ways, all of […]

Valentine’s Day Farm to Table Dinner with Colonial Gardens

Colonial Gardens 27610 East Wyatt Rd., Blue Springs, MO, United States

Visit Colonial Gardens for a romantic evening filled with farm-fresh flavors. Indulge in a 4-course meal crafted with love by its talented chefs, using only the finest ingredients sourced straight […]

$60

Cool Season Spring Vegetable Crops – Workshop

Kansas City Community Gardens 6917 Kensington Ave., Kansas City, United States

Kansas City Community Gardens (KCCG) is hosting a free workshop on spring gardening. Give in to your spring gardening fever and get outside to plant a spring vegetable garden.  Learn […]

15th Annual Kaw Valley Seed Fair

Douglas County Fairgrounds 2120 Harper St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Join the 15th Annual Seed Fair to share and swap seeds, and explore over 20 gardening vendors. Bring your saved seeds or packaged seeds to share at exchange tables. Bring […]