by Erin Goss, Chapter Member and Chairperson, Landscape Challenge Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 St. Louis Wild Ones Landscape Challenge, Jeanine Arrighi! Her yard in South County was chosen from 10 applicants and features a small front yard perfect for adding a native landscape. Now active Wild Ones…
It’s Landscape Challenge time! Calling all Wild Ones and native plant fans: Imagine the average lawn along a front sidewalk in late August. Imagine the tan, ochre, sepia, and bone of drought-beaten turf. Now imagine a different sidewalk scene: blue and purple, yellow, pink, gold and cream. Little sweat bees…
by Erin Goss, Wild Ones Member and Chairperson, Landscape Challenge Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 St. Louis Wild Ones Landscape Challenge, Linda and Buzz Jelinek! Their yard in Kirkwood was chosen from 26 applicants and features a small front yard perfect for adding a native landscape. Linda was…
by Erin Goss, Wild Ones Member and Chairperson, Landscape Challenge Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 St. Louis Wild Ones Landscape Challenge, Megan Grothman and Jon Hammond! Their yard, in Big Bend Woods in Ballwin, was chosen from 15 applicants and features a mid-century modern ranch home and a…
by Sue Leahy Board member and Chairperson, Outreach Committee The Landscape Challenge is sponsored by Wild Ones and Grow Native!. The winner will receive a front-yard garden with up to $600 worth of plants, designed by a professional landscape designer, and planted by Wild Ones volunteers. Applicants must live in…
by Susan Leahy Board member-at-Large; Chairperson, Outreach Committee and Landscape Challenge The winner of the 2023 Landscape Challenge is Laura Arthur, whose yard was chosen from 13 applicants. Her North Hampton neighborhood is one where natives are just starting to take hold. Laura’s yard represents a nice blank level slate…
by Susan Leahy Board member-at-Large Chairperson, Outreach Committee and Landscape Challenge We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Landscape Challenge sponsored by Wild Ones St. Louis and Grow Native! The winning yard is owned by Diana Linsley in Crestwood. Diana has been a member of Wild Ones…
By Sue Leahy Member-at-Large and Chairperson, Outreach Committee and Landscape Challenge We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2021 Landscape Challenge is Amy Maddin in Webster Groves. Amy is a small animal veterinarian. Growing up, she always had an appreciation of nature. Her family was very outdoorsy,…
By Sue Leahy Member-at-Large and Chairperson, Outreach Committee and Landscape Challenge Does your front yard need an update? Do you want to attract more birds and butterflies to your yard? Do you want to landscape with native plants? You’re in luck! The Landscape Challenge is a program sponsored by…
by Sue Leahy Board Member at Large and Outreach Committee Chair Click on each photo to see a larger version On Sunday, September 20, five members of Wild Ones St. Louis gathered at the home of Ryan and Amy Cutrell to help plant their front yard as winners of the…
