By Betty Struckhoff If spring is a little late, I’m not complaining. I’m hoping against hope that it means we’ll be spared some of the wrath of a St. Louis summer. Last Saturday was a perfect day for a walk in the woods to check out what was happening. Here…
by Larry Hummel Over the years Joan and I have purchased a number of seedling (whips) packages from the Missouri Department of Conservation nursery. Our property is large enough that spring planting involved way too much work in order to provide water to the plants during the summer when both roots…
Now in its 3rd year, the Sustainable Backyard Tour is a free, self-guided, open-house-style tour of sustainable outdoor residential spaces around St. Louis. It is a unique opportunity to see first hand how others have integrated sustainable living practices into their little piece of Earth. This year’s tour will be Sunday, June 23. If…
The 2nd annual Partners for Native Landscaping workshop was great! More than 250 people attended, many of them new to landscaping with native plants. There were great ideas for people just getting started, and for long-time native gardeners. Whether you attended the workshop or not, you can view many of…
Vice-President Bill Hoss welcomed 22 guests and 26 Wild Ones members at The Heights community center of Richmond Heights. Membership chair Betty Struckhoff discussed benefits of membership. Announcements Bill announced the upcoming “Partners for Native Landscaping Workshop for Homeowners” to be held February 23 at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center.
The St. Louis Audubon Society has several projects scheduled this spring at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and Castlewood State Park: March 9th. Honeysuckle removal at Castlewood State Park. March 23rd. Confluence Trash Bash at Creve Coeur Park. Contact Mitch Leachman at director@stlouisaudubon.org or (314) 599-7390 if you have questions or would like to…
The St. Louis chapter of Wild Ones now has a DVD of “Urban & Suburban Meadows,” produced by Catherine Zimmerman. It begins by showing the drawbacks of traditional lawns. Here is an excerpt:
Here are some upcoming workshops as we wait for warmer weather: Are Your Trees 100 Years Old? – Saturday, Jan. 26 (and again Feb. 9) at 11:30 AM at THE HEIGHTS Learn how to discover the species and age of the trees in your yard and neighborhood. Michael P. Walsh, Forest…
By Amy Redfield I am so glad that I took a chance on Rattlesnake Master at the Native Plant Sale at Shaw Nature Reserve last spring! Since it prefers full sun, I put in in the least shady corner of my nearly full-sun native plant bed, and crossed my fingers….
Combating stormwater runoff in west St. Louis County just got easier. Residents, schools, churches, businesses, and parks in fourteen participating municipalities can now apply for RainScape Rebates of up to $2,000 to improve their yards with rain gardens, trees and shrubs, soil amendments, or rain barrels, etc. The purpose of…
