Upcoming learning opportunities

By Betty Struckhoff How lucky we are to live in the St. Louis area!  Here are some of the opportunities in the next six weeks to learn and experience more of the beauty of native landscaping. June 4, 1 p.m. – Landscaping with Native Trees and Shrubs Sunset Hills community center, 3939…

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May meeting minutes

PROGRAM Betty Struchoff’s yard is certified Platinum by St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program. Eight guests joined 28 members for a yard tour, after which Betty related the history of the property that she and her husband purchased in 1983. Due to the topography of the back yard and…

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First St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour

We hope you’ll join us for the first St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour: Date: Saturday, June 20, 2015 Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Cost: $20 Registration for this year’s event is closed. Stay tuned for information about next year’s tour. Native milkweeds feed monarch caterpillars, whose populations are…

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Dogtown Ecovillage planting update

Our thanks again to St. Louis Wild Ones and the Richmond Heights Garden Club (RHGC) for the grant last year to plant a “pocket prairie” garden in downtown Dogtown. We just had a work day, and I thought you’d like to see how well the plants have taken hold. The…

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