July 2019 Gathering Highlights

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…

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Semi-Annual State of the Chapter Report

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,…

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June 2019 Gathering Highlights

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…

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And the winner of the Landscape Challenge 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….

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2019 Spring Wildflower Market Update

By Dawn Weber Member-at-Large, Plant Sale Chairperson, and Chairperson, Technology Committee, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter During the 2019 Mother’s Day weekend, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter sold 2,282 Missouri native wildflowers and shrubs to Spring Wildflower Market shoppers that were eager to learn about and purchase native…

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20th Anniversary History Slide Show

For the 20th anniversary dinner, Dawn Weber created a slide show of photos from our Chapter’s history.  The slideshow is available here as a PDF download. It is 15MB in size and contains all of the photos shown . A special thank you! to Dawn for taking the time to…

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May 2019 Gathering Highlights

May 4th and 8th, 2019 Home of Bob and Cathy Pickard Wednesday attendance: 37 members, 14 guests Saturday attendance: 18 members + 2 children and 7 guests Homeowners Bob and Cathy Pickard were introduced and they began telling the group about their eight-year landscaping process.  They have a one-acre lot…

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April 2019 Gathering Highlights

Saturday, April 13, 2019 EarthDance Organic Farm School is a teaching farm in the heart of Ferguson, MO.  Managing Director, Rachel Levi, offered a tour for Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter.  The turnout on a cold Saturday morning was 38 members, 2 children, and eight guests. On this 14-acre farm…

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Let’s Go Blue(birds)!

by Ann Earley and Bob Siemer To celebrate the Stanley Cup, let’s keep the Blues theme going….with bluebirds!  Registration is now open for the Missouri Bluebird Society Annual Conference, which is returning to St. Louis for the first time in almost ten years. Conference speakers include Wild Ones member Margy…

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