As you can see from the photographs, bush honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) is thick and gnarly. Those characteristics along with being an aggressive plant are why it takes an army of volunteers to make a dent in the huge invasive population of this plant. Some St. Louis Wild Ones members are attending events this…
The March edition of The News from Native Plant School contains topics on: Augusta Bottoms Consort who will be playing on the members-only day at Shaw Wildflower Market, which is Friday, May 6 A Winter Visitor by Ana Grace Schactman Landscaping Classes by Dave Tylka Monarch Numbers Improve this Winter,…
Active member Betty Struckhoff will be a speaker for the Grow Native! Living Landscapes Workshop: Native Plants Get Us Back to Our Roots. Her talk will be, “Enliven Landscapes by providing food and shelter with beautiful natives”. Betty received platinum status from St. Louis Audubon Society’s Bring Conservation Home program….
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…
