By Kathy Bildner What’s blooming in my yard today? Bluebells! (Mertensia virginica) Bluebells are a sure sign it is spring. In the wilds of Missouri, they grow in large patches in low rich woodlands. In our yards they do well underneath trees in the leaf litter. They come up, bloom, and are…
The April edition of The News from Native Plant School contains topics on: Shaw Wildflower Market, Saturday, May 7, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Member pre-sale, Friday, May 6, 4-7:30 p.m. Spotlight on willows SNR plants have added value A garden for zebras and tigers Mycorrhizal fungi Monarch garden resources…
Starting today, April 1, 2016 (no fooling), you can purchase tickets at four garden centers or online as listed below. In 2015, this event sold out so be sure to get your tickets early. Topic: St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour When: Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. –…
March 2, 2016 Thirty-four members and six guests attended our March gathering at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. President Marsha Gebhardt welcomed all. Program “Earth’s Solar Energy Engine” was presented by Chris Kirmaier, Ph.D., a Research Professor of Chemistry at Washington University. The program is a photographic journey…
By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, St. Louis Wild Ones In the United States, to kick off a race, we usually use “On your mark, get set, go!” but I have many work colleagues from London that instead say “Ready, steady, go!”, which leads me to the next photo tip in…
By Barbara Benish National Wild Ones Native Plants Group (from the Facebook page) We’d like to start profiling members’ native gardens – large and small – in the Wild Ones Journal. If you’d like your garden featured, send 2-3 pictures and a description of your garden to journal@wildones.org.
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 6 (Garden members only) or Saturday, May 7, here are some other options: Missouri Wildflowers Nursery (MWN) at Kirkwood Farmers’ Market When: April 2, 9, 16,…
By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, St. Louis Wild Ones The Grow Native! Southwestern Illinois Event Committee presented a great lineup of speakers for the Native by Design: Landscapes Beyond Beauty workshop in Edwardsville, IL on February 26. The presentations focused on frontline concepts surrounding the value of native plants in…
By Marcia Myers Blog Editor, St. Louis Wild Ones Barely three years ago, most customers at Sugar Creek Gardens were not looking for native plants. Fast forward to this year when Abby Elliott, the owner, plans to increase the tables for native plants: seven tables just for sun-loving, four tables…
The new campaign announcement for Project Pollinator is not a typical tabling event, but the Wild Ones banner will be displayed, and we will have information available to spread the word about our organization’s mission. Members of our St. Louis Wild Ones chapter, Bob Siemer, Ann Earley, and Betty Struckhoff participate…
