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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Missouri Native Plant Society (MONPS) has recognized St. Louis Chapter Member Besa Schweitzer for her native plant writing! Besa received the Erma Eisendrath Memorial Education Award. Besa’s recent book, The Wildflower Garden Planner has introduced many new gardeners in the St. Louis area to native plant landscaping and she…
post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer Nee Kee Nee – The East Stream at Tower Grove Park Saturday Aug 12 (33 attendees) Wednesday Aug 16 (42 attendees) We visited the East Stream at Tower Grove Park – Nee Kee Nee, or “revived water” in the language…
