Editor’s Note: Our October gathering was at the National Museum of Transportation on October 7, 2017. You can read the 2017 October gathering highlights blog post on our website. Sherri DeRousse sent some photos of the location and tours that day. You can view these photos in the gallery below….
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…
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…
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,…
Blog post and photos by Tessa Wasserman Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter If you haven’t been out to Forest ReLeaf of Missouri’s CommuniTree Gardens Nursery in Maryland Heights for volunteering, a tour, or to pick up free trees for a non-profit planting project then I highly recommend visiting…
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…
By Kathy Bildner Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Wild Ones 2017 Grants No matter what size or shape the garden project, Wild Ones of St. Louis is there to help with grant money. We help pay for the native plants or seeds that will make the garden a wildlife…
By Marcia Myers Blog Editor, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Reminders: Our annual potluck and seed exchange will be on Wednesday, November 1 with the potluck dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting at 7:00 p.m. in The Heights Community Center of Richmond Heights. Having seeds to trade…
By James Faupel Vice-President and Chairperson Landscape Challenge Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The 2017 Landscape Challenge planting day is almost here. This year’s property was chosen by representatives of Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter and Grow Native! from among applications received from Bring Conservation Home participants in…
Blog and photos by Besa Schweitzer Webmaster, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Plant name: Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia) Description: Seedbox is a raingarden plant that provides good texture when planted with red and blue Lobelias and sedges. This plant has excellent fall color and winter interest. It grows about 2-feet tall and 3-feet wide….
