Marilyn Chryst shared this blog post by Susan J. Tweit from the Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens website. When we garden or landscape with the aim of restoring habitat for wildlife, are we really making a difference? There’s precious little research quantifying the effects of our hard work, but new studies…
by Betty Struckhoff 2014 is the third year of Bring Conservation Home, a program encouraging homeowners to support our local ecosystem by using more native plants in their landscapes. BCH is sponsored by St. Louis Audubon and St. Louis Wild Ones is a supporting partner of the program. For a nominal fee, two…
By Amy Redfield Many thanks to those who encouraged me to be patient with my witch hazel. A mere three years after planting, I am rewarded with blossoms. Does anyone else have a sign of Spring to share?
The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering several workshops on native plants in February. All workshops are free, but registration is required. Call the facility after Feb. 1. Starting Native Plants from Seed Saturday, Feb. 15, 10-11:30 AM Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, 314-877-6014 Native Plants for Homeowners Workshop Saturday, Feb….
St. Louis Wild Ones has joined the list of Community Sponsors of BiodiverseCity, an initiative of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The effort is meant to be “a community initiative to promote, protect and plan for biodiversity throughout the Greater St. Louis Region.” To learn more, see the article in the…
Nature Night at the Center for Creative Learning in Rockwood School District was a recent event for second grade students who had been studying nature and would be designing a Play Naturescape that could be put in their own back yards. Wild Ones members Ann Early and Bob Siemer set…
For a limited time, the Missouri Botanical Garden is offering a RainScaping Prize Drawing. Visit www.mobot.org/rainscaping by February 11, 2014 to enter. Prizes include a $500 gift certificate for Shaw Nature Reserve’s Spring Wildflower Market in May, and five other prizes valued from $350 to $1,000. In addition, landowners in 19 participating municipalities, including residents,…
This year’s Partners for Native Landscaping workshop has been expanded, and features Doug Tallamy, author of “Bringing Nature Home.” On Friday evening, March 21, Doug Tallamy will give a talk designed for continuing native gardeners on the topic “Your Role in Building Biological Corridors: Networks for Life.” A reception with…
By Betty Struckhoff I hope some of you enjoyed Ed’s recent post of Wildflowers in Snow as much as I did. If you would like to try some new stumpers, here are photos I took on January 9, 2014. I will admit that I would be stumped by some of…
By Kathy Bildner I am interested in native plants that stay green all winter. These are two that are still green in my yard. I know there are others underneath the snow. Has anyone else noticed things that stay green?
