September 2020 Garden Gathering Highlights

Wild Ones Gatherings September 2020 Mallard Lake Native Plant Gardens at Creve Coeur Park Wednesday, September 9th and Saturday, September 12th 60 attendees across the 2 dates   Our September Gatherings were held, for members only with social distancing and masks, at the Mallard Lake native plant gardens across from…

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August 2020 Garden Gathering Highlights

Wild Ones Gatherings August 2020   Home of Chris Kirmaier & Dewey Holten Wednesday, Aug 12th and Saturday, Aug 15 80 attendees across the 2 dates Our August Gatherings were held, for members only with social distancing and masks, at the home of Chris Kirmaier & Dewey Holten, in University City….

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Virtually Wild! with Susan & Ed Rohde

by Savannah Furhman   St. Louis Chapter member and Virtually Wild! Contributor Susan & Ed Rohde are fairly recent native plant enthusiasts, the removal of bush honeysuckle being the prompter. They moved into their home in 2011 and the yard looked OK, a typically well-manicured suburban landscape. There was a messy…

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September & October Happenings

  Here are some September and October events that you may be interested in Be sure to check out our Facebook page for info on online events that are native plant related but not hosted by our chapter. We share them on our Facebook page as we hear about them…

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July 2020 Garden Gathering Highlights

Wild Ones Gatherings July 2020   Homes of Fran & Jim Fulton and Kathie & Dale Dietz Wednesday, July 8th and  Saturday, July 11th 92 attendees across the 2 dates Our July Gatherings were held, for members only with social distancing and masks, at the homes of Fran & Jim Fulton and…

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June 2020 Garden Gathering Highlights

Wild Ones Gatherings for June 2020   Home of Jane and Mike Pisoni in University City Wednesday, June 10 and Saturday, June 13 Attendance across the 2 dates: 77 members +3 children  Our June Gathering was held, for members only with social distancing and masks, at the home of Jane and…

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Upcoming July Virtual Events

If the stay-at-home orders have shown us anything, it’s that we don’t need to leave our houses to stay as busy as a bee!  The virtual world just keeps going, and going and going…  Take a look at these time-sensitive upcoming online events to see if there is one that…

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Native Plant News from around our area

We are SO lucky to have such an active native plant scene in St. Louis!  Here are some highlights from our area:   Members, did you read Chapter Business Member Susie Van De Riet’s article titled ” Gardening for Good Bugs” in the 2020 Spring Journal?  It contains not only…

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And The Winner(s) Are . . .

By Sue Leahy  Board Member at Large and Outreach Coordinator   Meet the 2020 Wild Ones St. Louis Landscape Challenge winner, 15-year old Ryan Cutrell   A sophomore at Pattonville High School, Ryan has loved science and nature for as long as he can remember.   In the seventh grade, his science…

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