by Betty Struckhoff At our chapter’s monthly meeting on March 7, a guest who is very active in the retail nursery community raised an interesting question. He noted that the hottest thing in the nursery business right now is planting for edibles. He would like to see native landscaping become…
The native landscaping workshop, co-sponsored by Wild Ones, is Saturday, March 31 at Powder Valley Nature Center. Cost is $15, which includes a buffet lunch. To register, call 314-301-1500. Workshop schedule (updated 3/27)
On February 24, Ed Schmidt, Scott Woodbury, and a crew from St. Louis County Government seeded native plants onto five lots the county had cleared of abandoned homes in the Castle Point area of North County.
If you’re ready to jump into outside activities, here are some opportunities to help out. Creve Coeur Park – honeysuckle removal, March 3 and April 14. Castlewood State Park – honeysuckle removal, March 10. Annual Trash Bash – at the Confluence and Creve Coeur, March 24.
By Betty Struckhoff Despite our very mild winter, my Witch hazel is blooming later than normal. I see a few Mayapples poking up but haven’t spotted anything else. Mother Nature is so smart!
By Betty Struckhoff I needed to prune a pawpaw tree that grew too far into another shrub, and rather than just throwing the clippings away, I decided to see if I could get them to bloom. Here are the results. Click either image for a larger version.
The St. Louis County Department of Planning and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently announced the Native Commons demonstration project. Grant funds in the amount of $10,000 will be awarded to a subdivision in unincorporated St. Louis County to fund the transition of common ground to a native landscape.
Know Maintenance Natives Location: Bowood Farms Date: Saturday, February 25 Time: 2 PM Cost: Free All natives aren’t unruly. Some behave quite nicely in the garden with beautiful blooms too. A little attention is all they need to promote flowering and control reseeding and aggressiveness. Come learn about the unique…
Attend a day of seminars, demonstrations, exhibits and workshops featuring both nationally and locally-recognized horticulture professionals. This event is produced by the Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden, in association with the St. Louis Master Gardeners.
What’s going on with my Pagoda Dogwood? On many branches, the top looks normal but the bottom seems to have been attacked by some critter. After last night’s talk, my first thought is bees, but our speaker didn’t mention any bees using live branches for nests. There seem to be…
