by Sue Leahy Board Member at Large and Outreach Coordinator On Sunday, September 29, eight members of Wild Ones joined homeowners Steve and Krystal Coxon to plant their front yard native plant garden. The Coxons are winners of the 2019 Landscape Challenge. After being…
August 14th and 17th, 2019 Home of Kate Lovelady Wednesday attendance: 33 Members and 8 Guests Saturday attendance: 17 Members and 4 Guests When Kate and her partner Bill bought their house in 2006, the small, sunny, dry city plot was fully landscaped with a miniature stream, pond and…
by Wild Ones members Betty Struckhoff and April Anderson In October 2018, St. Louis Wild Ones contributed to a project at the National Museum of Transportation to demonstrate the use of native groundcovers. Along with Wild Ones monetary support, some members participated in the planting of groundcovers in beds that…
The 2019 Landscape Challenge planting day is almost here, and we need volunteers to come help install the plants. Steve and Krystal Coxon of Ballwin, Missouri are this year’s winners of the 2019 Landscape Challenge. According to Krystal, when they first moved in, they never saw monarchs, finches or a…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Throughout 2019, experienced and knowledgeable members of the Wild Ones St. Louis Speakers Bureau have been giving talks around town. The intention and effect have…
by Marypat Ehlmann Board Member at Large and Tabling Event Chair It’s mid-August and as our thoughts about summer begin to wane, we begin to anticipate fall. Besides watching our asters, goldenrods and other late season bloomers show their color and feed migrating pollinators, it’s time for harvest festivals and…
July 10th and 13th, 2019 Home of Rich Lesage Wednesday attendance: 49 members, 11 guests plus 2 children Saturday attendance: 23 members and 7 guests Marsha Gebhardt, the chapter president, welcomed all to the beautiful native gardens at the home of Rich Lesage. We had three people share that this…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter January-June 2019 As president of the Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter, I have decided to start providing a Semi-Annual State of the Chapter report. The chapter Board and I hope this gives you more insight into the work we do,…
June 8th and 12th, 2019 Home of Connie and Jo Alwood Saturday attendance: 43 members and 19 guests Wednesday attendance: 29 members, 11 guests Connie and Jo Alwood eagerly toured more than 100 members and guests through their Ferguson garden, woodland and prairie-style home. The goal for both Alwoods is…
by Sue Leahy Member-at-Large and Chairperson, Landscape Challenge The 2019 Wild Ones Landscape Challenge had a number of qualified applicants and the committee took some time to evaluate them all. Unfortunately we could pick only one yard. We hope that those not selected will consider applying again in the future….
