Maintaining Wild Tips by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member Summer fruits for birds: To attract more birds to the garden in summer make sure there is a variety of fruit producing shrubs. Cherries, dogwoods, serviceberry, elderberry, sumac, currants, pawpaw, and plums all produce fruit in the summer months. Generally, summer fruits…
Native Plant School – May 21, 2026 Nature’s Bumps and Lumps: The Mysterious World of Plant Galls Summary by Jen Sieradzki, Manager of Native Plant Horticulture for Shaw Nature Reserve Instructor: Daria McKelvey – Supervisor, Home Gardening Information and Outreach, Missouri Botanical Garden Daria McKelvey is the Horticulture Supervisor for…
Home of Sara and John McClenning Wednesday May 13th and Saturday May 16th Photos and highlights by Donna Short Prior to touring the garden, we gathered under the maple tree in the front yard where Sara plans to add a soft-landing area. Marsha Gebhardt, Wild Ones St Louis President made announcements regarding…
Maintaining Wild Tips by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member Can’t tell the weed seeds from the seeds you planted? Check out this Grow Native! resource.https://grownative.org/learn/seeds/Instead of buying mulch every year, try growing green mulch, meaning that the ground is completely covered in living plants. Weeds will not grow when there is…
Native Plant School – April 16, 2026 Native Spring Tonics and Greens at Shaw Nature Reserve Summary by Jen Sieradzki, Manager of Native Plant Horticulture for Shaw Nature Reserve Our instructor for the April 2026 Native Plant School class was Dr. Kate Farley. Kate has a PhD in cultural anthropology…
Home of Laura and Andrew Yates Wednesday, April 8th and Saturday, April 11th Photos and highlights by Donna Short Everyone was excited that it’s spring and Garden Gatherings are back! The Yates home was a perfect setting since it featured an abundance of spring ephemerals and wildflowers! Laura has been a…
Maintaining Wild Tip – Earth Day by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member April 22 is Earth Day Celebrate today by taking some time to reflect on the choices you make and how they impact the planet for good or bad. Planting native plants is an easy way to make…
Maintaining Wild Tip – Avoid compacting saturated soil by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member When soil is saturated, try to keep vehicles and foot traffic off garden beds to avoid compaction. Don’t work in the garden when soil is soft because soil compaction will occur. Soil compaction removes air…
Maintaining Wild Tip – Hummingbird arrival by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member I know the hummingbirds will be here soon when I see my coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) blooming. Hummingbirds love red tube-shaped flowers. I put out a hummingbird feeder near my kitchen window so I can watch these little…
Maintaining Wild Tip – Queen bumblebees by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member Queen bumblebees emerge looking for nectar and pollen in order to start new colonies. Early blooming flowers and shrubs give queen bees their necessary fuel for starting the next generation. Check out the Grow Native! Top 10 Native…
