1998: Keystone Member Ann Case

A ‘Case’ for Native Plants: Ann Case Shares Her Passion with St. Louis Gardeners   Editor’s note: We are grateful that we were able to interview and honor Ann before she passed away in early November. She will be missed and always remembered.  Ann Case isn’t a scientist. She’s not…

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1998: Keystone Member Roz Marx

Gardening as Therapy   Research shows that being in the outdoors, whether walking in the woods or digging in the dirt, is beneficial to one’s mental health. Roz Marx is a case in point.  She says, “I worked as a social worker on Inpatient BJC Senior and Adult Psychiatry for…

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What should I be doing this fall in the garden?

It’s fall, the weather is cooler, it’s a great time to be out in the landscape! You might already have your list of to-dos ready to go, but here are some suggestions: —Member Besa Schweitzer’s blog has several posts on fall garden chores  Fall garden chores Putting the garden to…

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Local stories in the Fall Wild Ones Journal

Wild Ones St. Louis and the St. Louis region shine again in the fall issue of the Wild Ones Journal. We invite everyone to access these links, although only Wild Ones members can access the entire current issue.    Members, access the journal through the email sent from National on…

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Win a 2024 Front Yard Native Plant Makeover!

by Sue Leahy   Board member and Chairperson, Outreach Committee The Landscape Challenge is sponsored by Wild Ones and Grow Native!. The winner will receive a front-yard garden with up to $600 worth of plants, designed by a professional landscape designer, and planted by Wild Ones volunteers. Applicants must live in…

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September 2023 Garden Gathering Highlights

post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer   Home of Matthew Broderick and Barb Cason Wednesday Sep 13 (55 attendees) Saturday Sep 16  (48 attendees) Prior to the native plant movement, Matt was involved with horticulture at a few for profit businesses. Later, he joined MOBOT’s Shaw Nature…

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1998: Keystone Member Susan Lammert

A Life in Conservation   Susan wrote, “Conservation has been my main interest since graduating from college.  I have been in leadership positions on the Missouri Coalition for the Environment. the Open Space Council, the Nature Conservancy, Audubon Riverlands, and Tower Grove Park.  “Attending Prairie Conferences years ago I was…

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1998: Keystone Member Penny Holtzmann

Long Time Member, New Garden   As some Wild Ones members know, Penny Holtzmann discovered her love of native plants during a rainy camping trip where she happened upon a beautiful bloodroot bloom. Since that trip, her love of all things native flourished, resulting in her dedicated involvement with Wild…

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1998: Keystone Member Kathy Bildner

A Lifetime of Supporting Native Plants   “My earliest days of native plant gardening started many years before I joined Wild Ones. When I bought my first and current house in 1976, I brought a few plants back from my family’s 40 acres in Miller County MO and added them…

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1999: Keystone Member Ana Grace Schachtman

A Family Affair   Ana Grace Schactman’s mother, Pat Grace, was one of the original Wild Ones St Louis chapter members. Ana joined her mother at the second meeting. Pat was a huge influence on Ana’s love of nature, because after Pat joined the Webster Groves Nature Study Society in…

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