2020 brought us (maybe one of the few good things it brought us!) a new book from Doug Tallamy, Nature’s Best Hope, in which he encouraged us to think about our native landscapes as pieces of the biggest national park, “Homegrown National Park, an aspirational project to repurpose half of…
Wild Ones Gathering October 2020 Mercy Virtual Care Center in Chesterfield Saturday, October 3rd 43 attendees Our October Gathering was held on the campus of Mercy Virtual Care Center in Chesterfield. Opened in 2015 on 44 acres, the LEED certified building was built to minimize damage to its natural landscape….
From our president, Marsha Gebhardt: Here is Part Two of our member Jo Alwood’s video series The Importance of Putting in Native Plants. The title of this one is What You Need to Know About Native Plant Gardening. This beautiful and informative 15-minute video has more specific native plant information…
by Sue Leahy Board Member at Large and Outreach Committee Chair Click on each photo to see a larger version On Sunday, September 20, five members of Wild Ones St. Louis gathered at the home of Ryan and Amy Cutrell to help plant their front yard as winners of the…
by Besa Schweitzer Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Member Visit her website: Besa Grows Wild When I want to spread my love of native plants around, an easy way for me to do that is to give away seeds. I collect seeds in my own yard over the year as…
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…
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….
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…
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…
From our president, Marsha Gebhardt: Wild Ones St. Louis followers are sure to enjoy and learn from the new two-part video series by our member Jo Alwood. This latest series on her YouTube channel focuses on the importance of native plants and insects in the food chain. Her videos show…
