About blazing stars (Liatris)

By Kathy Bildner Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter I hope you have blazing stars (Liatris) flowering in your yard. They are a wonderful addition to the native flower landscape. There is a type of Liatris for dry or wet locations and sunny to partial shade, so everyone needs to have…

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June 2018 Gathering Highlights

Saturday, June 9 Bellefontaine Cemetery The weather couldn’t have been better and the setting was the best! Forty members (+ two children) and 16 guests attended our tour. Bellefontaine Cemetery was established in 1849 as a country cemetery. Its 314 acres are host to an international variety of meticulously cared-for…

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Wild Ones 2018 photo contest

Calling All Wild Ones Photographers! Share the beauty of native plants and scenery by entering the Wild Ones 2018 Photo Contest. The contest, open to Wild Ones members only, has 6 categories: flora, scenery, pollinators, natural landscapes, children, and Wild Ones mission-related projects. Children are eligible! Do you have a child…

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Wildlife Rescue Center’s native plant grant

By Tessa Wasserman Member, St. Louis Wild Ones On January 24, 2018 several Wild Ones members visited the Wildlife Rescue Center on their 12-acre property located within the Kiefer Creek watershed. A grant request had been made by Jessie Dockins, Community Outreach and Education Manager. The project proposal was titled: Go…

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April 2018 Gathering Highlights

Wednesday, April 11 and Saturday, April 14, 2018 Our chapter Vice President James Faupel, his wife Barb, and daughter Annie, hosted two yard tours in April at their home near Jefferson Barracks County Park. Wednesday evening 39 members and three guests attended. The turnout on a drizzly Saturday morning was…

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Last chance to apply for the Landscape Challenge

By James Faupel Vice President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter In celebration of our chapter’s 20th anniversary., the 2018 Landscape Challenge pool of eligible homeowners is open exclusively to St. Louis Chapter Wild Ones members. We have received only a few entries thus far.  Time has almost run out to apply…

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