by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter The Wild Ones St. Louis Board had been closely monitoring the evolving situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) across the St. Louis metropolitan area and the nation. A week ago this post would have included specific cancellations. Now, after the 30-day…
Wild Ones St Louis Chapter Monthly Gathering Highlights 11 Mar 2020 Brentwood Community Center Attendance: 51 members and 19 guests. Chapter President, Marsha Gebhardt opened the meeting and asked for a show of hands of those who attended the Partners for Native Landscaping Workshop the previous weekend. She mentioned that…
Wild Ones Gathering 12 February 2020 Brentwood Community Center Attendance: 59 members + 3 children and 15 Guests Marsha opened the meeting talking about our all-volunteer chapter and how we all contribute time and effort, money to our mission: Healing the Earth one yard at a time! She then welcomed…
by Besa Schweitzer Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter member Originally published on Mar 4, 2018 on Besa’s blog Besa Grows Wild Republished here with Besa’s permission The Star of Bethlehem wins March’s least favorite plant of the month award. I first saw the Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum ) at…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter has been hearing from some members who are very involved in the pleasures and purposes of native plant landscaping. They want us to share information about relevant events that are coming up in March. For…
It’s time to submit your application for the 2020 Landscape Challenge The Landscape Challenge is sponsored by Wild Ones, Grow Native! and Shaw Nature Reserve. The winning homeowner(s) will receive a front-yard garden with up to $500 worth of plants, designed by a professional landscape designer, and planted by Wild…
Wild Ones Monthly Gathering 15 January 2020 Brentwood Community Center Attendance: 63 Members and 55 guests The meeting was opened by our President Marsha Gebhardt. Members and visitors were welcomed and recognized. She immediately went on to introduce our speaker for the night, James Faupel. He is a member of…
by Mitch Leachman St. Louis Audubon Society Director of Programs and Wild Ones member St. Louis Wild Ones is a partner with St. Louis Audubon on their Bring Conservation Home program which provides an on-site native landscape consultation service to landowners in the St. Louis region. Since the program began…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Lisa Brunette joined Wild Ones St. Louis in 2019. It was a mutually beneficial connection. I met Lisa at our November Potluck/Seed Exchange. I was charmed and excited as I learned about her enthusiasm for native landscaping and for the…
Semi-Annual State of the Chapterby Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter This is my second Semi-Annual State of the Chapter report. The St. Louis Wild Ones Chapter Board of Directors and I hope this gives you more insight into the work we do; work which many of…
