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…
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…
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…
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…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Have you seen it?! If you are a member of Wild Ones you recently received an email notice that “Your Wild Ones 2019 Summer Journal is here!” If you are not a member, this publication is the best reason to become…
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…
Are you ready? Do you have your flats and possibly a small cart for transporting your native plant purchases? Cash and/or checks? The Shaw Wildflower Market is here! Visit our booth at the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR) on Friday, May 10 (pre-sale for Garden members) and Saturday, May…
By Sue Leahy Member-at-Large and Chairperson, PR and Marketing Committee including Nametags Does your front yard need an update? Do you want to attract more birds and butterflies to your yard? Do you want to landscape with native plants? You’re in luck! The Landscape Challenge is a program sponsored…
The blog editor has been a bit behind on getting the gathering updates posted, but is finally getting caught up! ___________________________________________________________ Gathering highlights Click the link to go to the specific post: January 2019 Gathering Highlights – Dr. James Trager – What’s in a Name? February 2019 Gathering Highlights –…
Calling all Wild Ones members and friends to make an impact in the City Nature Challenge! April 26–29, 2019 The greater St. Louis region will be competing in the 2019 City Nature Challenge, along with more than 160 cities around the world. Which city can document the most species in…
