Arcadia native plant workshop Sat. Sept. 30

Blog by Linda Bennett [In the Arcadia Valley, Linda and Bill Bennett have become local leaders in native landscape education and advocacy.] Wild Ones members will be featured speakers in Arcadia’s second native plant workshop entitled, Native Plants & Pollinators, on Saturday, September 30, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Dave Tylka…

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What’s blooming in Fran’s yard? Blue lobelia

Blog and photos by Fran Glass Secretary and Membership Chair, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Plant name: Blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitca) (also called blue cardinal flower or great lobelia) Description: This Missouri native perennial is clump-forming. It grows about two feet tall with showy flowers in August and September….

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Last call for Native Plant Garden Tour early bird registration

There’s just a few days left for $15 early bird registration to our 2017 Native Plant Garden Tour on September 16. After August 15, tickets will be $20 and only available at our four retail garden center partners: Garden Heights Nursery in Richmond Heights Greenscape Gardens & Gifts in Manchester Rolling Ridge Nursery in Webster Groves Sugar Creek…

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What’s blooming in Penny’s yard? Missouri coneflower

Blog and photos by Penny Holtzmann Board Member and Treasurer, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Plant name: Missouri coneflower (Rudbeckia missouriensis) Description: This perennial occurs on limestone glades in the Ozarks and tolerates all the heat and drought that our Midwest summers can throw at them. Missouri coneflower only…

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What’s blooming in Besa’s yard? Lizard’s tail

Blog and photos by Besa Schweitzer Webmaster, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Plant name: Lizard’s tail (Saururus cernuus) Description: This plant is found in rain gardens and ponds. Lizard’s tail colonizes wet soil. It gets it’s name from the white drooping flower stalk you can find June through September. It’s arrow-shaped leaves grow…

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Weeding party at The College School LaBarque campus

Blog and Photos by Besa Schweitzer Member and Webmaster, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Horticulturalist at The College School LaBarque campus I’m planning a weeding party at The College School LaBarque campus on Tuesday, July 18. Please arrive between 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. for a few hours of weeding followed by…

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2017 Spring Wildflower Market Update

By Dawn Weber Member-at-Large, Plant Sale Chairperson, and Chairperson, Technology Committee, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]   During the Mother’s Day weekend, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter sold 2,110 Missouri native wildflowers and shrubs to Spring Wildflower Market shoppers that were eager to…

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What’s blooming in Penny’s yard? Canada anemone

Blog and Photos By Penny Holtzmann Board Member and Treasurer, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Plant name: Canada anemone (Anemone Canadensis) Description: This plant provides a nice ground cover up to 12-inches tall with interesting leaf shape and sweet little white flowers in May and June. Flowers are one…

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