May 2024 Garden Gathering Highlights

Home of Diana Linsley Saturday May 11 – 37 attendees Wednesday May 15 – 44 attendees Diana began her journey with native plants eight years ago when she bought her home and realized that her one third acre property had landscaping challenges. She immediately confronted them by removing invasive honeysuckle…

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Volunteers needed for Nominating Committee

The Board of Directors is seeking Wild Ones members to serve on the nominating committee for the 2025 officers’ election held at the November membership meeting. Duties include: seeking nominations from the membership and producing a slate of officers with brief biographies of each candidate to be presented to the…

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April 2024 Garden Gathering Highlights

post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer   Home of Katy & Matt Mueller Saturday April 6 Wednesday April 17 Katy and Matt’s half-acre home and garden in suburbia is unique for its extensive native plant areas. Searching for a home in 2021, Katy and Matt (shown left)…

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This Month In Our Native Gardens  – Series Continues in June

This monthly virtual presentation is for native plant gardeners who want extra advice, enjoy learning from others experiences, or just need a little motivation each month.     “I thoroughly enjoy Besa’s This Month in Our Native Gardens, whether I attend the live presentation or view the recording afterward. It feels like a cozy…

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Member Contributions to the Spring Wild Ones Journal

With pride and appreciation we point out that three of our St. Louis Chapter members have articles in the spring issue of the Wild Ones National Journal:   Tagging monarchs with Monarch Watch by Besa Schweitzer  Chapters share the bounty of native plants  coordinated by Donna Short, including examples of our…

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2024 Shaw Spring Wildflower Market is coming!

by Reneé Benage Membership Chair and Plant Sale Chair Our Chapter will be selling native plants during the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve on both Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. We hope you will shop our booth at the sale, as the profits are our Chapter’s…

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2024 Partners for Native Landscaping Native Plant Fair

The Partners in Native Landscaping will hold a Native Plant Fair on Sunday, April 28, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Beyond Housing Headquarters, 6506 Wright Way, St. Louis, Missouri. The event is free with registration. The program includes a rainscaping tour; a native plant sale with Missouri…

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2024 PNL Workshop and Plant Sale – March 23, 2024

There is still room to register for the Partners for Native Landscaping  in-person native plant workshop and plant sale on March 23, 2024.   The event will take place at the Maryland Heights Community Center, from 8:15 am to 1 pm   Register today at partnersfornativelandscaping.stlouisaudubon.org   For the $10…

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