By Sue Leahy Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The Leahy Wildlife Habitat will be participating in the St. Louis 7th Annual Sustainable Backyard Tour on Sunday, June 11. We did this last year also and, despite the brutal heat that day, had 72 visitors to our yard. People…
While we hope you’ll come to the St. Louis Wild Ones booth at the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve on Friday, May 12 (Garden members only) or Saturday, May 13, here are some other options: Missouri Wildflowers Nursery (MWN) at Kirkwood Farmers’ Market When: April 8, 15, 22,…
Blog and photos by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter How would you like to participate in an exciting native planting project at Creve Coeur Memorial Lake Park? Information about two opportunities are now on the Dig In! page of our website. A third opportunity is in the…
Blog and Photos By Kathy Bildner Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Plant Name: Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) Description: The flowers are pale blue, one-inch long, bell or trumpet shaped. They hang down in loose clusters from the top of the plant. There are more leaves than flowers with leaves…
Join KDHX for a live recording of Earthworms with Jean Ponzi and free entertainment. Event: Invasive Species Follies Bush Honeysuckle, Mosquitoes and Us! Where: The Stage at KDHX 3524 Washington Avenue, mid-town St. Louis When: Sunday, March 26, 2017 -Family Matinee 1:00 p.m. -Adult Show 7:00 p.m. Food: Magnolia Café will be…
March 1, 2017 Marsha Gebhardt welcomed all 47 members and 19 guests to our March gathering at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. Our speaker was Betty Struckhoff with a program titled Landscaping with Native Trees and Shrubs. Program Betty Struckhoff is a long-time active member of Wild Ones,…
By Joshua Neely I hope that you may be able to help me. I am seeking one or more populations of elder (Sambucus nigra or Sambucus canadensis) in the St. Louis/St. Charles area for an unfunded genetic study. I welcome populations that are either cultivated or wild. I have included…
[Editor’s Note: In addition to being a Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Member-at-Large and Technology Communications Committee Chairperson, Dawn Weber is a Habitat Advisor for Bring Conservation Home (BCH). She is sharing this post from the BCH blog. Dawn said, “Volunteering with the BCH program is an opportunity for…
February 1, 2017 Our February gathering, the first of 2017, attracted a record attendance of 104. Fifty-five members and 49 guests came to hear a presentation of current interest at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. Marsha Gebhardt welcomed new visitors, guest Richmond Heights Garden Club members, and guest…
By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Plant name: Golden currant (Ribes odoratum, also known as Ribes aureum) Description: Height: 4-6 ft, width: 6-10 ft This plant is an open shrub with small, beautiful yellow trumpet-shaped blooms in spring. It smells like cloves when blooming, giving…
