2026 St. Louis Wild Ones Landscape Challenge Winners!

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…

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2026 Landscape Challenge time!

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…

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2025 Landscape Challenge winner announced!

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…

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Announcing the 2024 Landscape Challenge Winner

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…

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Win a 2024 Front Yard Native Plant Makeover!

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…

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2023 Landscape Challenge Winner

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…

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2022 Landscape Challenge Winner Announcement

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…

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Announcing the 2021 Landscape Challenge Winner – Amy Maddin

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,…

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Announcing the 2021 Landscape Challenge

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…

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