By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, St. Louis Wild Ones UPDATE: March 19, 10:00 a.m. – CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER March 26 is still scheduled. Each month a different native plant that serves as a nectar source or host plant will be featured as a gift with purchase at Greenscape Gardens….
By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, St. Louis Wild Ones Once again, we are partnering with the St. Louis Audubon Society to present the second annual St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour on Saturday, June 18, 2016. The event sold out in 2015 when 200 tickets were made available. In addition, attendees…
By Ana Grace Schactman In the early morning of January 4, 2016, I heard crows cawing in our front yard in Webster Groves, and I went out to see what they were fussing about. A mature bald eagle was perched in one of the tall oak trees in our front…
By Mitch Leachman Executive Director We had another fantastic year made possible by thousands of hours of service given by hundreds of volunteers just like you! We’re better off because of your service and hope to see you again this spring for one of these projects! Tuesday, March 8th at…
February 3, 2016 Our first monthly gathering of 2016 attracted 32 members and 23 guests at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. President Marsha Gebhardt welcomed all, including members of the Richmond Heights Garden Club and other attendees. Marsha introduced our new officers, the 2016-2017 Board of Directors: President…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, St. Louis Wild Ones St. Louis Wild Ones is listed as a partner in the upcoming, first ever, Honeysuckle Sweep for Healthy Habitat. We encourage our membership and followers to participate in one or more of the planned bush honeysuckle removal projects between March 5 and March…
By Dawn Weber Board Member-at-Large, St. Louis Wild Ones Today’s tip is for point-and-shoot camera users: What is that little flower button? Point-and-shoot cameras are, by design, great for taking close-up photos in the garden, but did you know there is a way to get even closer? On most of…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, St. Louis Wild Ones St. Louis Wild Ones members and followers, Are you aware that you are in the vanguard of a native landscaping movement that is rapidly picking up speed in the St. Louis region? Wild Ones, a not-for-profit environmental education and advocacy organization, is…
St. Louis Wild Ones donated $1,200 to Shaw Nature Reserve’s Native Plant School for 2016 as part of an ongoing sponsorship and general support. The funds are a continuation of historical monetary donations. In the past, the money was used to underwrite the Native Plant School program. In 2015, the…
John Bartram and his son William explored the American Colonies from New England to Florida in the 1700’s discovering and collecting native plants, cultivating them on their farm near Philadelphia and selling them to clients in England. A self-educated man, John was made “Botanist to the King” and William’s keen…
