By Peggy Whetzel To go birding or to photograph wildlife, two of his favorite activities, Bill Hoss has only to step outside his white frame house on North Forest Avenue in Webster Groves. From the street, just about the only hint that there’s something unusual about the 43 by 315-foot…
Mingle with native plant professionals When: Wednesday, January 27, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., presentations at 6:00 p.m. Where: Schlafly Bottleworks Cost: Suggested $10 donation Registration: No About: St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program and Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Grow Native! are providing an opportunity to connect with local landscape designers, landscape architects, land…
By Cori Westcott for Bring Conservation Home Someone told me It’s all happening at the zoo I do believe it I do believe it’s true – from Paul Simon’s At the Zoo, 1968 When I think of the potential for a bustling natural winter community that may be happening…
By Fran Glass My winter garden is a delight to me. Outside my front window little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) sway in the breezes. I especially appreciate these grasses when rain keeps me indoors. The amber grass movement is fascinating. When sunshine arrives, rain drops hanging…
The December edition of the Native Plant School newsletter contains topics on: Burning Bush Invasion Gardening Tips De-icing Can Harm Plants Weevils Love Wild Indigo Seeds Where Do Butterflies Spend the Winter? Guess The Plant Come for a Visit this Month How to Provide Water for Birds When the Birdbath…
By Sarah Pitzer, naturalist Missouri Department of Conservation Here are four reasons to try maple sugaring: Maple syrup – Need I say more? Once you try real maple syrup, you may never go back to store-bought corn syrup again! Besides syrup, the sap can also be used to make sugar,…
By Dawn Weber Today’s tip is for smartphone users: Sometimes close is too close I’ve had occasions where I wanted to get a quick photo of a small flower or an insect and the results are blurry because the camera won’t focus on the intended subject. That undesirable result could…
Eastern Illinois University has an online database titled, Prairie Restoration: A Digital Aid Featuring Seeds, Seedlings, and Fruit with plant lists by species and by common name. The link has been added to the STL Wild Ones website resource page, which contains information and/or links for: Organizations A Native Landscaping Manual…
The Native Plant School, co-sponsored by St. Louis Wild Ones, is a year-round series of mostly outdoor learning sessions in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at Shaw Nature Reserve. They will cover various aspects of native home landscaping, flower arranging, and woodland/prairie/savanna/ re-establishment. Please bring your questions, comments, photos, drawings, plant…
From Kathy Wright The quarterly Illinois Audubon Society (IAS) magazine is adding a new feature and is looking for volunteers to write 25-word, seasonally-appropriate landscaping tips. The magazine editor, Kathy Wright, provided these basic guidelines: Submit approximately 25 words/tip. Tips may be edited by technical experts and the IAS editor….
