Native Plant ID Tags update – new tags have arrived

by Susan Leahy  Board member-at-Large   Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter, in partnership with Grow Native!, is producing native plant ID tags to help identify plants in your landscape.  Why label your plants?   For you, the gardener, it’s a great way to remember what you planted where, but more importantly,…

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2022 State of the Chapter

Wild Ones St. Louis State of the Chapter Review of 2022 and Preview of 2023 by Marsha Gebhardt, President, St. Louis Chapter It is with pleasure and pride that I share some details of the excellent work by members of the Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter. Healing the Earth one…

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Mentorship Program Now Open to All Chapter Members

by Kate Lovelady, chairperson Mentoring Program    The goals of the Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter mentorship program are to share experience, information, and enthusiasm about growing native plants, and to build community among Wild Ones members. Joining a mentoring circle is a one-year commitment, starting in early spring, and each…

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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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November 2022 Gathering Highlights

post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer  Seed Exchange & Annual Meeting Wednesday, November 9, 2022   Seeds were the focus as 78 members gathered to close out the 2022 season and celebrate a great year for Wild Ones St. Louis while sharing and collecting seeds to…

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October 2022 Garden Gathering Highlights

post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer   Anne O’C. Albrecht Nature Playscape located in Forest Park Attendance: Wed 10/5 – 39 Sat 10/8 – 21       On Wednesday evening Roman Fox, Horticulture Superintendent of Forest Park Forever, provided an overview of the purpose, development, and…

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September 2022 Garden Gathering Highlights

post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer   Home of Jeff Blunt Attendance Wed  9/14 – 26 Sat 9/17 – 37 Jeff became interested in native plants when he realized they resulted in more bird activity, insects and pollinators. During 2000 he began including native plants in his…

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2022 Photo Contest – Chapter participation and winners!

Members of the St Louis chapter of Wild Ones submitted more than 40 photos out of more than 500 total to the 2022 Wild Ones photo contest.   They were submitted by: Anna Miller, ​Dale Gebhardt, ​Karen Louis, ​Kathy Bildner, ​Katie Lodes​, Linda Laferriere​, Lisa Williams​, Linda Roe​, Peggy Pittenger,…

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