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…
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…
Announcing our Winter Speakers Series and Garden Gatherings for 2023Our gatherings are open to members only Not a member yet? Join us !
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Over the past three years the quarterly Wild Ones Journal has published six articles featuring the work of the St. Louis Chapter and/or specific members of the chapter, with two more scheduled for the Spring 2023 issue. Journal Editor Barbara Schmitz honored our request for the PDF versions of those…
by Marsha Gebhardt, President, St. Louis Chapter In case you haven’t seen it yet…our St. Louis Chapter’s founder, Scott Woodbury, was featured in the Fall 2022 Journal. The article, Wild Ones honors a native plant champion, was written by our member Jean Ponzi, who is green resources manager for the…
written by Krystal Coxon, St. Louis Chapter member September 28, 2022, Wild Ones chapter member Krystal Coxon hosted a group of 10 children in her yard to collect native seeds and explore their diversity in characteristics and methods of spreading. The children, ages 5-12 years old, walked around the…
