Super
Seed
Saturday

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Special Hours: The Garden is open until 4 p.m.
Regenstein Center

Hear from experts, explore behind-the-scenes, swap seeds with gardeners

 
Admission:
  • Free admission to Super Seed Saturday events; preregistration is not required for the Seed Swap
  • Registration is requested for the free lecture, free tours of the Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank & the Rare Book Room
  • Admission is free for Garden members. Regular parking and fees apply for nonmembers.
 
Highlights:

13th Annual Seed Swap
2 4 p.m. | Burnstein Hall & Krehbiel Gallery

Gardeners can come together to share/swap seeds and to learn more about starting seeds, saving seeds, and related topics. (Guests are not required to bring seeds to share/swap. ) 窪蹋勛圖厙 staff and volunteers will have displays and will be available to answer questions.

 
Seed Swap
 

Programs
10 11 a.m. | The Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Tour
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center

Did you know the 窪蹋勛圖厙 has a Seed Bank? Take a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank located in the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center with Dave Sollenberger, Seed Bank Manager, and learn more about this crucial work. See the state-of-the-art lab including all the unique seed prep equipment and learn the multiple steps to seed banking from their arrival to long-term storage.

 
 

Seeds of Yesteryear: Selections from the Rare Book Collection
11 a.m.- Noon | Lenhardt Library

Presented by: Dona Herendeen, Lenhardt Library Manager of Public Services. Go back in time through this viewing of seed catalog selections from the Lenhardt Librarys Rare Book Collection. See a variety of colorful seed catalogs from the late 1800s-early 1900s.

  
 

Lecture by Peg Davis
1 2 p.m. | Alsdorf Auditorium

Presentation: Low-Water, High-Yield Gardening for Any Space with Peg Davis 
Join Peg Davisfarmer, retired agriculture teacher, and heirloom tomato enthusiastfor a hands-on workshop on Sub-Irrigation Plantings (S.I.P.s), water-saving systems that help plants thrive in any space. Creator of the heirloom Peg O My Heart tomato, Peg shares practical, organic methods for growing abundant, flavorful produce with minimal water use.

 
Peg Davis