Ed Schmidt welcomed eighteen members and five guests to our first meeting of 2014, which took place at The Heights community center in Richmond Heights. Ed introduced the chapter Board of Directors: Ed Schmidt – President Marsha Gebhardt – Vice-President and Volunteer Coordinator Fran Glass – Secretary Betty Struckhoff –…
By Amy Redfield Many thanks to those who encouraged me to be patient with my witch hazel. A mere three years after planting, I am rewarded with blossoms. Does anyone else have a sign of Spring to share?
A recent article in the New York Times reports that the number of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico has again decreased dramatically. Bad weather last spring contributed to the problem, but the biggest issue is the loss of habitat and milkweed along the migration route. Read the full article.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering several workshops on native plants in February. All workshops are free, but registration is required. Call the facility after Feb. 1. Starting Native Plants from Seed Saturday, Feb. 15, 10-11:30 AM Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, 314-877-6014 Native Plants for Homeowners Workshop Saturday, Feb….
St. Louis Wild Ones has joined the list of Community Sponsors of BiodiverseCity, an initiative of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The effort is meant to be “a community initiative to promote, protect and plan for biodiversity throughout the Greater St. Louis Region.” To learn more, see the article in the…
Nature Night at the Center for Creative Learning in Rockwood School District was a recent event for second grade students who had been studying nature and would be designing a Play Naturescape that could be put in their own back yards. Wild Ones members Ann Early and Bob Siemer set…
For a limited time, the Missouri Botanical Garden is offering a RainScaping Prize Drawing. Visit www.mobot.org/rainscaping by February 11, 2014 to enter. Prizes include a $500 gift certificate for Shaw Nature Reserve’s Spring Wildflower Market in May, and five other prizes valued from $350 to $1,000. In addition, landowners in 19 participating municipalities, including residents,…
This year’s Partners for Native Landscaping workshop has been expanded, and features Doug Tallamy, author of “Bringing Nature Home.” On Friday evening, March 21, Doug Tallamy will give a talk designed for continuing native gardeners on the topic “Your Role in Building Biological Corridors: Networks for Life.” A reception with…
By Betty Struckhoff I hope some of you enjoyed Ed’s recent post of Wildflowers in Snow as much as I did. If you would like to try some new stumpers, here are photos I took on January 9, 2014. I will admit that I would be stumped by some of…
By Kathy Bildner I am interested in native plants that stay green all winter. These are two that are still green in my yard. I know there are others underneath the snow. Has anyone else noticed things that stay green?
