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?
By Ed Schmidt Can you name these wildflowers in their winter garb? I’ll give you a week to respond in the comments section and post the answers next weekend. Click any image to see a larger version.
This article by Jim Robbins appeared in the New York Times. On the first of November, when Mexicans celebrate a holiday called the Day of the Dead, some also celebrate the millions of monarch butterflies that, without fail, fly to the mountainous fir forests of central Mexico on that day….
By Amy Redfield Do you know someone who is a good arborist, or a town or community that cares well for its trees? The Missouri Department of Conservation is accepting nominations for their annual Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence. Please use the brief form on the MDC website to nominate the individual,…
From Dawn Weber, winner of the 2013 Landscape Challenge Thank you so much for everything! Thank you to all of the volunteers who came on planting day. It was amazing to see so many people show up and work together to get all those plants in the ground so quickly! In addition…
From Peter VanLinn III, Park Ecologist, Forest Park Forever Forest Park Forever continues to offer walking tours in Forest Park: Free to the Public Hour-long behind-the-scenes tours lead by Forest Park Forever Staff Bring family, friends & leashed pets Please have all members of group ready to begin at time…
By Fran Glass; photos by Bob Siemer and Ann Earley As a sixteen-year member of Wild Ones, 2013 was the first time I took advantage of the opportunity to attend an Annual Membership Meeting. It will certainly not be my last. It was such a joy to meet dedicated people…
