Congratulations to two St. Louis chapter members who received first place prizes in the National Wild Ones Photo Contest. They were chosen out of hundreds of submissions. Sven Anderson, another St. Louis chapter member, served as one of the judges. Renee’ Benage, received a first place prize in the “Connecting…
EDUCATE family, friends, neighbors and community about the ecological value of native plants ADVOCATE and COLLABORATE as a group to define managed native landscaping. INFLUENCE local and state leaders to change current ordinances, policies and laws in support of managed native landscaping. The Wild Ones St. Louis Advocacy Committee is…
Maintaining Wild Tips by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member Prepare for our first hard frost by putting away hoses. Winterize ponds, rain barrels, bird baths, and other water features. Clean house gutters and rain barrels of leaves and fallen debris. Ponds with fish must be deep enough that the fish have…
Edible Wild Plants in Missouri – A celebration of native fruits and nuts Presenter – Dr. Kate Farley, Ethnobotanist with the William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden The October 2026 Shaw Native Plant School class was the perfect time of year to shine a light on some of our…
Written By Eileen Graessle Photos by Renee’ Benage, Anna Adams and Eileen Graessle On the lovely blue-sky morning of October 7th, a crew of Wild Ones St. Louis and Wild Ones St. Charles Chapter volunteers gathered with tools, gloves and buckets, tarps and bags for debris to tackle the display…
Forest Park East Waterways Project Forest Park Saturday Oct 10, 9:30 am The October Garden Gathering was held in Forest Park at the East Waterways Project. The group gathered for a brief welcome by Marsha Gebhardt, Wild Ones St Louis President. She introduced Nick Selby, our Tour Guide. Nick is…
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…
Maintaining Wild Tips by Besa Schweitzer, chapter member October tips: Avoid fall clean up until AprilIt is not time for cutting down dead plant stems or raking leaves. Save these tasks for the spring. In the winter, the cover is needed by the birds and insects to survive the winter…
Instructor – Emily Dunlap, Native Plant Horticulturist, Shaw Nature Reserve The Native Plant Horticulture Team held a hands-on workshop and shared information about native plants that can be highlighted in a native plant landscape and be processed to make cordage. Instructor, Emily Dunlap, started the class by explaining some of…
Home of Sven and Karen Anderson Wednesday, Sept 9th at 6:00 pm Saturday, Sept 12th at 9:30 am Photos and highlights by Donna Short Marsha Gebhardt, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter President, kicked off the gathering with a few announcements and a reminder to read your monthly e-mail newsletter Read…
