DC Natives Workshops & Events

At DC Natives we strive to help educate and build the knowledge of the community with the hopes of strengthen the community’s connection with the environment and people living around them. Whether they are beginners in the gardening journey or tenured in their years of experience, DC Natives creates partnerships and events that intend to build relationships to overall make DC a better beautiful place to live.

Please join us at any of the events listed below:

2026 Dates

• March 7 – Dept of Energy and Environment’s Rooting DC – Rooting DC 2026  – educational, workshops, exhibitor booths, local eats, networking space, and valuable community-building where local growers and food-systems stakeholders share their knowledge
• March 14 – US Botanical Garden  Production Facility Community Day – USBG Production Facility Open House (On-site Special Event)
• March 14 – DC Natives Beginner Gardener Demonstration Series –  Soil Prep and How to Deal with Wiregrass (rain date 3/15, 2-4 pm). Register here.
• March 21 – DC Natives Beginner Gardener Demonstration Series – Planning and Preparation for a Pollinator Garden, Hill East/Kingman Park (rain date 3/22, 2-4 pm). Register here to attend the event and learn more about garden planning and placement. 
• April 3 – Join us for the first of the First Flower Fridays series in the Brightwood Park neighborhood
  • To learn more about DC Natives First Flower Friday and view other dates, find out more on our First Flower Friday Series page
• April 19 – DC Natives Beginner Gardener Demonstration Series –  Garden Design and Native Plant Installation – Trinidad neighborhood (rain date 4/20, 6-8 pm). Register here. 
• April 25 – DC Natives Beginner Gardener Demonstration Series – Garden Design, Native Plant Selection, and Garden Installation – Hill East/Kingman Park (rain date 4/26, same time). Register here to attend the workshop.
• April 25 DC Natives Beginner Gardener Demonstration Series New Garden – Designing a Garden with Native Plants (rain date 4/26, same time). Register here.
• June 13 – Neighborhood Garden Walking Tour, Trinidad neighborhood (rain date 6/14, same time). Register here. Meeting location will be shared with registered participants before the event.