by Sue Leahy, Board Member at Large and Outreach Committee Chair Susan Orr, Program Committee Chair Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter is pleased to present our annual Winter Speakers’ Series. We will, as you might expect, be virtual and we have a great line-up again this winter to get…
by Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Wow!! How many of us have said that, or something much harsher, in 2020?! Last February I posted my State of the Chapter Report about 2019, entitled Expecting an Outstanding 2020. At that time, no one expected that a pandemic…
2020 brought us (maybe one of the few good things it brought us!) a new book from Doug Tallamy, Nature’s Best Hope, in which he encouraged us to think about our native landscapes as pieces of the biggest national park, “Homegrown National Park, an aspirational project to repurpose half of…
From our president, Marsha Gebhardt: Here is Part Two of our member Jo Alwood’s video series The Importance of Putting in Native Plants. The title of this one is What You Need to Know About Native Plant Gardening. This beautiful and informative 15-minute video has more specific native plant information…
by Besa Schweitzer Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter Member Visit her website: Besa Grows Wild When I want to spread my love of native plants around, an easy way for me to do that is to give away seeds. I collect seeds in my own yard over the year as…
From our president, Marsha Gebhardt: Wild Ones St. Louis followers are sure to enjoy and learn from the new two-part video series by our member Jo Alwood. This latest series on her YouTube channel focuses on the importance of native plants and insects in the food chain. Her videos show…
We are SO lucky to have such an active native plant scene in St. Louis! Here are some highlights from our area: Members, did you read Chapter Business Member Susie Van De Riet’s article titled ” Gardening for Good Bugs” in the 2020 Spring Journal? It contains not only…
by Kathy Bildner Grant Committee Chairperson I will start by asking you all, what do you think about this? To label or not to label. For most of my wild flower gardening life I did not label anything in the yard. In the Fall I labeled flower pots that I…
By Sue Leahy Board Member at Large and Outreach Coordinator With so many plant sales being canceled in 2020, please see the following information on where you can still get native plants and support our local businesses in the process. Phone numbers have been included; however, you may get a…
by Dawn Weber Chapter Vice President and Homeowner Coordinator, St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour Committee The Native Plant Garden Tour Planning Committee has been closely monitoring the evolving situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) across the St. Louis metropolitan area and the nation. With the ongoing health concerns, we have cancelled…
