Seed Give Away
We briefly discussed giving away wild flower seeds at our last meeting.
Enjoying nature on vacation
Urban wildlife
From Ed July 4. This morning while I was setting up the sprinkler in my vegetable garden and walking past the birdbath, there was a huge ruckus in my northernmost prairie bed (the one with the cup plant). Moments later a deer cleared the fence at the rear of the…
The best way to get rid of black medic clover (Medicago lupulinus)?
An e-mail from Betty. “I’ve been working on this bed at our sailing club for about three years and can tell lots of stories about it. This year it’s finally starting to look pretty good. Can anyone suggest how to get ride of the clover and weedy alfalfa type plant…
The plant sale at Shaw
Did you find any exiting plant at the plants sale to add to your garden?
Latest on Rain Gardens
From Scott Woodbury MSD is encouraging the use of rain gardens. Still no utility break for them, but there is a break for permeable paving. Unfortunately permeable paving is expensive. MSD seems to be on the fence about using drainage pipes (called underdrains). One camp believes that water can not…
Winter Chores – part 2
By Larry Hummel Build brush piles. Before we had this property I had no idea how many critters used brush piles. Birds use them for cover and food and reptiles have the same uses for them. Turkeys nest in them and mammals use them for a variety of purposes. Branches and…
For the Birds
By Susan Orr Until 8 years ago I had never gardened. Today we have over 100 species of native plants, shrubs, and trees in the yard. It has been an exciting adventure and begun for two reasons: first, to attract a greater variety of birds to our yard, second, to…
Woodland Wildflowers
From Wildflowers in the Home Landscape, University of Missouri Extension Sheet g6660 Woodland wildflowers have these basic needs: light shade, adequate moisture, soil high in organic matter, well-drained soil, and a leaf mulch or other organic mulch that persists throughout the year. Shade – Most woodland wildflowers do not grow…
Wild Ones 2009 President’s Year End Report
by Marilyn Chryst, St. Louis Chapter President We again co-sponsored a Landscape Challenge Contest with Grow Native and Shaw Nature Reserve. For our part we publicized, helped judge, and planted the winning yard. We had a booth at St. Louis County Library’s Eco-Festival in April, a celebration of Earth Day.
