November 2017 Gathering Highlights

Wednesday, November 2, 2017 Our annual potluck dinner and seed exchange attracted 40 members and five guests at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. A fun 10-question game of native plant trivia was enjoyed by all. Election of Chapter Officers, Board of Directors The current members of the chapter…

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October 2017 Gathering Highlights

Saturday, October 7, 2017 Mary Ann Fink, LIFE Exhibit Curator of Pollinator Junction, was our guide at the The National Museum of Transportation  pollinator garden. Horticulturalist Rena Schmidt helped with plant identification and provided copies of the 2017 Easy Pollinator Pantry Garden Guide. Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter president…

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September 2017 Gathering Highlights

September 6, 2017 A tour of the Overland Historical Society (OHS) property was enjoyed by 43 Wild Ones members and six guests. We were welcomed by Eedie Cuminale and numerous volunteers who offered tours of the site’s log house, log barn, and museum.  The society was founded in 1976. The…

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2017 Landscape Challenge planting day

By James Faupel Vice-President and Chairperson Landscape Challenge Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The Landscape Challenge planting day on September 23 was a big success! Twenty volunteers showed up, making short work of the planting process.  Rob May, our new designer, and myself laid out the perennials for planting,…

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What’s blooming in Betty’s yard? Obedient plant

Blog post and photos by Betty Struckhoff Member and former Board member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Master Gardener [Editor’s Note: To give you a more accurate idea of blooming time, Betty submitted this blog post with photos on September 8.] Plant name: Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) (also called…

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