2021 St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour tickets on sale May 1

                      Event: St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour When: Saturday, June 5, 2021 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Where: 9 locations in Kirkwood, Sunset Hills, Glendale and Crestwood Registration is required and available online only: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/NPT2021 Cost: $15.00 A limited number of tickets will be sold, so…

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Introducing Professional Landscaper – Robert May

This post is part of a series highlighting our chapter members who are professional landscapers  Robert May In Horto Landscape Design LLC inhortostl.com Services: Design, consultation, and in-person garden coaching  Robert May is associated with not one, but two landscape design companies: Pretty City Gardens and Landscapes (for clients east…

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Introducing Professional Landscaper – Susie Van de Riet

This post is part of a series highlighting our chapter members who are professional landscapers  Susie Van de Riet St. Louis Native Plants LLC stlnativeplants@gmail.com Services: Consultation, design, coaching, education Susie Van de Riet is a Professional/Business member of Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter and of GrowNative!. Planning purposefully for…

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Upcoming Earth Day Events

We’ve been alerted to 2 special Earth Day events that may be of interest    _______________________________   Jean Ponzi, one of our newest Wild Ones St. Louis members, alerts us to this interesting virtual presentation: Homegrown National Park: St. Louis’ Native Plant Movement Thursday April 22 – Earth Day!  from…

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Apply a Splash of Eco-Sense for Mosquito Control

By Jean Ponzi Bug Spray Kills Bugs.  Most people don’t realize this is the hard biological fact. Pest control ads touting use of “eco-products” perpetuate assumptions that aerial sprayed chemicals only target insect “pests.” As advocates for native plants and insects, we have the knowledge and the will to educate…

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Save the Date for the 2021 St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour

Tickets are now on sale!  Limited quantity, don’t delay http://weblink.donorperfect.com/NPT2021 The 2021 St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour, presented by the St. Louis Audubon Society and Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter is scheduled for Saturday, June 5th 2021 from 9 AM to 3 PM.  This self-guided tour of residential gardens in St….

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Celebrate April 2021 as National Native Plant Month

Did you know that April 2021 has been designated National Native Plant Month? Read more about it here Read the resolution here How exciting is it, that something that we are so passionate about, is gaining national attention and our organization is part of it!?!   What will you do to…

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Spring Seminar Series: All About Native Plants

by Marsha Gebhardt   President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter  The Partners for Native Landscaping (PNL) come together each year to present a program with the goal of inspiring and helping individuals to create gardens that are not only beautiful but are also habitats for native wildlife.   Wild Ones St. Louis…

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Urgent: Support Restoration at Creve Coeur Lake!

by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter  Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities. It is with this mission of Wild Ones in mind, that the St. Louis Chapter joins with…

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