April 2019 Gathering Highlights

Saturday, April 13, 2019 EarthDance Organic Farm School is a teaching farm in the heart of Ferguson, MO.  Managing Director, Rachel Levi, offered a tour for Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter.  The turnout on a cold Saturday morning was 38 members, 2 children, and eight guests. On this 14-acre farm…

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Let’s Go Blue(birds)!

by Ann Earley and Bob Siemer To celebrate the Stanley Cup, let’s keep the Blues theme going….with bluebirds!  Registration is now open for the Missouri Bluebird Society Annual Conference, which is returning to St. Louis for the first time in almost ten years. Conference speakers include Wild Ones member Margy…

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Time to buy plants! Shaw Wildflower Market is here!

Are you ready? Do you have your flats and possibly a small cart for transporting your native plant purchases? Cash and/or checks? The Shaw Wildflower Market is here! Visit our booth at the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR) on Friday, May 10 (pre-sale for Garden members) and Saturday, May…

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Announcing the 2019 Landscape Challenge

By Sue Leahy   Member-at-Large and Chairperson, PR and Marketing Committee including Nametags   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…

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Catch up on gathering highlights! and City Nature Challenge

The blog editor has been a bit behind on getting the gathering updates posted, but is finally getting caught up!  ___________________________________________________________ Gathering highlights Click the link to go to the specific post:  January 2019 Gathering Highlights – Dr. James Trager – What’s in a Name? February 2019 Gathering Highlights –…

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Join the City Nature Challenge April 26 – 29th

Calling all Wild Ones members and friends to make an impact in the City Nature Challenge! April 26–29, 2019 The greater St. Louis region will be competing in the 2019 City Nature Challenge, along with more than 160 cities around the world. Which city can document the most species in…

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March 2019 Gathering Highlights

March 13, 2019 Our March Monthly Gathering featured the presentation “Fighting the Bad Bugs with the Good Bugs” by guest speaker Susie Van de Riet, the owner of St. Louis Native Plants and a horticulturist for Forest Park Forever.   Susie is a business member of our chapter and her home…

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February 2019 Gathering Highlights

Wednesday, February 9, 2019 Our February gathering featured the presentation “Grasses, Sedges and Rushes”, by guest speaker Victoria Hatfield, principal owner of Wallflower Design, located in Webster Groves, as well as professional horticulturist, garden designer & educator. The gathering was attended by 79 members and 46 guests at our (somewhat)…

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January 2019 Gathering Highlights

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Our January Gathering featured the presentation “What’s in a Name?”, by guest speaker, Dr. James Trager, Restoration Biologist at the Missouri Botanical Garden (SNR) with an introduction from chapter board member Dawn Weber. 62 members and 33 guests attended the gathering at our new indoor location…

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