What is a keystone? the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place something or someone on which associated things depend for support Doug Tallamy says keystone plants are “Natives that are essential to our ecosystems….” For our Chapter’s 25th anniversary, we are honoring our keystone members…
Wild Ones St. Louis and the St. Louis region shine again in the summer 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…
by Renee’ Benage, Membership Chairperson and Plant Sale Chairperson You may not be familiar with Shutterbee and what they are excited about… Shutterbee is a citizen science program which is a collaborative effort among scientists and volunteers to monitor bees in the St. Louis metropolitan area of Missouri and Illinois. …
From Little Acorns . . . Marilyn became interested in Wild Ones when she purchased a country property and wanted wildflowers. She began volunteering at Shaw Nature Reserve to learn about growing native plants and planting a prairie. When she heard about Wild Ones she thought, “This is just…
Wild Ones Bird Lover Margy Terpstra responded to Donna Short with the following thoughts: “My deep connection to Nature has always been through birds. So, when I joined Wild Ones, it was with the thought of learning all I could about native plants to add to our yard that…
Story of a Nature Lover Susan Orr is the embodiment of a Nature Lover. Whether volunteering with the horticulture group at Shaw Nature Reserve, assessing yards for the St. Louis Audubon Society, or locating locales and speakers for Wild Ones, she brings talent and a broad perspective of all…
Tale of a Late Bloomer I come from a farming family, so working in the yard was a given. Throughout my career, though, there wasn’t time to do more than just keep the grass mowed. After retirement I began to spend more time in the yard, totally ignorant…
post and photos by Donna Short, Chapter member and volunteer Home of Amy Maddin and Molly Dilley Wednesday Jun 14 (77 attendees) Saturday Jun 17 (48 attendees) Amy and Molly, thank you for sharing your garden and your story with us! When they moved into their home in…
Spreading the Seeds of Native Landscaping in St. Louis You have probably met Bob and Ann; they seem to be at every native landscaping event I have ever attended. I most often see them in their Missouri Prairie Foundation hats teaching people about the values of native plants over turf…
Written by Jean Ponzi, Chapter Member and Green Resources Manager for EarthWays Center, a division of Missouri Botanical Garden Last spring – with regret, after key parties exhausted all avenues to problem-solve – the program of coordinated plastic pot recycling ended for our region. I reported this for, the Missouri…
