Blog by Susan Burk Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter [Editor’s Note: At the end of the gathering on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Fred and Susan Burk were busy counting monarch eggs. They need our help as these early monarch eggs are now hungry caterpillars!] It is unusual to…
By James Faupel Vice-President, Wild Ones- St. Louis Chapter Outreach and Speaker Coordinator This week the Meramec Botanical Society at St. Louis Community College Meramec will be hosting their annual Horticulture Plant Sale on April 27 and 28. They will have around twenty different native perennials available for purchase, along…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter In the interest of promoting landscaping with native plants, our Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter has an increasing collaboration with the GrowNative! program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation (MPF). Our Board of Directors voted late last year to become an Institutional…
By Besa Schweitzer Webmaster, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Photos by Darla Preiss My Mexican plum just started to bloom around March 1. The flowers continue… Plant name: Mexican plum (Prunus mexicana) Description: Height: 15-20 feet, width: 10-15 feet A small tree that refuses to grow straight and will…
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,…
