Written by Jean Ponzi, Chapter Member and Green Resources Manager for EarthWays Center, a division of Missouri Botanical Garden Last spring – with regret, after key parties exhausted all avenues to problem-solve – the program of coordinated plastic pot recycling ended for our region. I reported this for, the Missouri…
post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer Home of Ginny and Bill Johnson Wednesday May 10 (37 attendees) Saturday May 13 (26 attendees) Thanks to Ginny and Bill for sharing their garden with us. Although Ginny says there are about 150 native plants and trees it seems…
post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer Home of Ed and Susan Rohde Wednesday Apr 19 (81 attendees) Saturday Apr 22 (34 attendees) Thanks to the Rohdes for sharing this taste of spring! Ed and Susan’s native landscaping journey began in fall 2015 when they learned the…
If you do not have a use for your plastic plant pots, Home Depot is offering a way to recycle them. HD takes the pot and collaborates with East Jordan Plastics in Michigan who reuses and recycles. Check the website at this link for more info. Look for the black…
by Susan Leahy Board member-at-Large and Landscape Challenge Chair On Sunday, May 7, volunteers gathered to plant the front yard of Laura Arthur, the Landscape Challenge winner for 2023. She opted to supplement the grant award so her entire front yard could be planted. She lives in the North Hampton…
by Renee’ Benage, Plant Sale Chairperson and Membership Chairperson During the 2023 native plant sale at Shaw Nature Reserve, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter sold 1,537 Missouri native wildflowers and shrubs to Spring Wildflower Market shoppers that were eager to learn about and purchase native plants. Some folks came…
The 2023 St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour, presented by the St. Louis Audubon Society and Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter is scheduled for Sunday, May 21st 2023 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Eleven homes in the University City area will be featured on the tour. This self-guided experience…
The U City NatureScapers is the second Seed Pod the Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter is proud to highlight. They are a hyper-local group doing outstanding work toward our shared mission of encouraging landscaping with native plants in residential, business, and public landscapes. NatureScapers includes leaders and volunteers who are…
by Reneé Benage Membership Chair and Plant Sale Chair Our Chapter will be selling native plants during the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve on both Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6. We hope you will shop our booth at the sale, as the profits are our Chapter’s…
As the weather warms, many of us who care about ‘leaving the leaves’ and the stems to support the over-wintering critters, are asking…‘Now?’ To help us think about ecologically smart spring clean up principles, here are a few blog posts from two of our members: Besa Schweitzer and Dawn Weber:…
