August 5 and 8, 2015 This month, Judy and Randy Speck, with their son Danny, hosted two yard tour gatherings. A total of 30 members and 3 guests attended. The Speck yard is Silver Certified by St. Louis Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home program. It was featured on the 2015 Native…
By Peggy Whetzel With so much paper and so many books already in the world, you might wonder why anyone would want to make their own paper or create a book from scratch. With an invitation to attend free workshops on papermaking and book making, one answer is to save something…
By Ed Schmidt Planning for the 2015 Landscape Challenge is well underway. The property was chosen by representatives of Wild Ones and Grow Native! from among applications received from Bring Conservation Home participants in University City and surrounding communities. The winning property is in University City. Designer Jeanne Cablish has…
Before we know it, the growing season will start winding down. But there are still plenty of opportunities to learn about landscaping with native plants. Powder Valley Nature Center Floral Design with Widlflowers – Aug. 14 Native plants greatly benefit wildlife, but widflowers can also make beautiful floral arrangements. Learn…
By Dawn Weber I have a photo in the Wild Ones 2015 photo contest. It’s in the Flora category, called “Under Pressure,” a photo of wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) guttation. Guttation occurs when a plant has turned off its transpiration processes, usually at night, so excess moisture cannot evaporate from…
By Kathy Bildner, Grant Liaison Over the last eight years, we have given grants to 23 schools and community gardens. I would like to know how these gardens are doing, and I’d like your help. I am asking readers to look at this list of locations. If you live near one, it…
By Betty Struckhoff How lucky we are to live in the St. Louis area! Here are some of the opportunities in the next six weeks to learn and experience more of the beauty of native landscaping. June 4, 1 p.m. – Landscaping with Native Trees and Shrubs Sunset Hills community center, 3939…
We hope you’ll join us for the first St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour: Date: Saturday, June 20, 2015 Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Cost: $20 Registration for this year’s event is closed. Stay tuned for information about next year’s tour. Native milkweeds feed monarch caterpillars, whose populations are…
Our thanks again to St. Louis Wild Ones and the Richmond Heights Garden Club (RHGC) for the grant last year to plant a “pocket prairie” garden in downtown Dogtown. We just had a work day, and I thought you’d like to see how well the plants have taken hold. The…
By Betty Struckhoff On Saturday, April 11, seven Wild Ones members enjoyed talking with customers at Sugar Creek Gardens in Kirkwood, our newest Wild Ones business member in St. Louis. My favorite conversation was with a young man who has recently purchased a home in nearby Rock Hill. He remembers his late…
