By Kathy Bildner Member, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter I hope you have blazing stars (Liatris) flowering in your yard. They are a wonderful addition to the native flower landscape. There is a type of Liatris for dry or wet locations and sunny to partial shade, so everyone needs to have…
Calling All Wild Ones Photographers! Share the beauty of native plants and scenery by entering the Wild Ones 2018 Photo Contest. The contest, open to Wild Ones members only, has 6 categories: flora, scenery, pollinators, natural landscapes, children, and Wild Ones mission-related projects. Children are eligible! Do you have a child…
By Tessa Wasserman Member, St. Louis Wild Ones On January 24, 2018 several Wild Ones members visited the Wildlife Rescue Center on their 12-acre property located within the Kiefer Creek watershed. A grant request had been made by Jessie Dockins, Community Outreach and Education Manager. The project proposal was titled: Go…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Don’t miss out on the fourth annual St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour on Saturday, June 16 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Tickets are limited in order to provide a high-quality, educational tour of 11 gardens. This self-guided tour includes…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter I want to make sure that Wild Ones members and followers know about one of the most interesting and most delicious annual events: the Pollinator Dinner at the zoo. For details, read the pollinator flier-2018 and check out the menu below!…
You have your flats and possibly a small cart for transporting your native plant purchases, your cash and/or checks, and your excitement for the Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter’s booth during the Spring Wildflower Market at Shaw Nature Reserve (SNR) on both Friday, May 11 (pre-sale for Garden members) and Saturday, May 12….
By James Faupel Vice President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter In celebration of our chapter’s 20th anniversary., the 2018 Landscape Challenge pool of eligible homeowners is open exclusively to St. Louis Chapter Wild Ones members. We have received only a few entries thus far. Time has almost run out to apply…
By James Faupel Vice President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter This year marks the St. Louis Chapter’s 20th anniversary. In celebration of this event, the 2018 Landscape Challenge pool of eligible homeowners is open exclusively to St. Louis Chapter Wild Ones members. We have received only a few entries thus…
By James Faupel Vice President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter This weekend, April 27-30, people from 65 cities and metropolitan regions around the world will be participating in the 2018 City Nature Challenge. Which city can document the most biodiversity in 4 days? The competition is a project of…
Once again, we are partnering with the St. Louis Audubon Society to present the fourth annual St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour on Saturday, June 16, 2018. This self-guided tour of residential gardens in St. Louis focuses on Dogtown, Richmond Heights, Shaw, and Tower Grove locations this year, highlighting spring…
