By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The holidays are here and you may be looking for a gift for that gardener in your life, or maybe someone is looking for a gift idea for you! Some ideas include: Gift certificates for buying plants next year…
November 2, 2016 Our annual celebratory potluck dinner and seed exchange was enjoyed by 40 members and eight guests at The Heights Community Center of Richmond Heights. Marsha Gebhardt welcomed all. Questions for table discussion during dinner were provided. The topic was, My Year with Native Plants and Wildlife. Discussion…
Members of Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter can participate in our group seedling order through the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), which is offering mainly one-year-old, bare-root seedlings. Ordering with our group provides the opportunity to order less than the minimum number of seedlings per species. When you review…
By Kathee Morgeson Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Member If you are a novice like me, seeking information to expand your adventures into native plants, the answer seems to be available. Network with people who have the knowledge stored away. I find “plant people” always want to share their…
[Editor’s note: Subsequent to the November gathering’s seed exchange, we asked for blog post submissions about what to do with those seeds.] By Kathy Bildner Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter member I plant my seeds in this box using 15 square, four-inch plastic flower pots and keep the box…
[Editor’s Note: This story was posted originally on the Bring Conservation Home blog on September 19.] By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter On Sunday, September 18, I spent a few hours planting new trees and shrubs in an area that was previously covered in English…
Dear St. Louis Chapter of Wild Ones, We did it with YOUR help! A real “Pollinator Pantry” park, Pollinator Junction was born Monday, September 19, 2016 at the perfect place, the Museum of Transportation. How perfect is that? The best, most important transporters on earth will “bee” finding their haven…
By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Each year, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) offers Missouri residents a variety of tree and shrub seedlings for reforestation, windbreaks, and erosion control, as well as for wildlife food and cover. MDC provides mainly one-year-old, bare-root seedlings. A few…
In an effort to energize the greater St. Louis region around improving habitat for our native plants and animals, area conservation organizations join together to spotlight invasive bush honeysuckle and the need to remove it so that large swaths of land can become productive areas for native habitat, recreation, and…
October 8, 2016 Our monthly gathering was held at the country home of Prem Barton in Calhoun County’s Golden Eagle, Illinois. Marsha Gebhardt welcomed 25 members including members of the Southwest Illinois Chapter. A delicious potluck lunch was enjoyed by all with homemade spring rolls prepared by Prem. Prem describes…
