by Ann Earley and Bob Siemer To celebrate the Stanley Cup, let’s keep the Blues theme going….with bluebirds! Registration is now open for the Missouri Bluebird Society Annual Conference, which is returning to St. Louis for the first time in almost ten years. Conference speakers include Wild Ones member Margy…
There is still time to register for one or both days of the PNL Workshop: Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, 2019. Wild Ones St. Louis is proud to be one of the Partner organizations that plan and produce this popular event. Friday night will include a reception (hors d’oeuvres and drinks), book signing and sponsor information tables. The keynote speaker, Larry Weaner, author of Garden Revolution will present Natural Landscape Design: Meadows, Woods and Water. Read more at https://stlwildones.org/2019-pnl-reminder/
Spring is on the way! There are three exciting native plant events coming up in March that we want to be sure you know about. Click the linked event title for more information and how to register. We look forward to seeing you at these events!
The St. Louis Audubon Society, Missouri Department of Conservation, Greenscape Gardens and the Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Grow Native! program are excited to present a talk by Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener. A frequent speaker on garden ecology, she founded Humane Gardener, an outreach initiative dedicated to animal-friendly landscaping methods. Lawson’s book and…
Grow Native is hosting the native landscaping workshop, Native by Design: Layered Landscapes, at the Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville, IL. The workshop will be held Friday, March 22, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The workshop provide information to home gardeners; landowners; landscape, landcare, and wildlife…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter On Thursday, August 30th, 2018 there will be another opportunity to view the inspiring video, Hometown Habitat, Stories of Bringing Nature Home! Many of us were excited to attend a similar viewing event at the Zoo in March. There is…
By Dawn Weber Member-at-Large, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter The Sustainable Backyard Tour returns for the 8th year on Sunday, June 10, 2018. As a free, self-guided tour of residential yards throughout St. Louis, the tour showcases a range of green living practices, including low-impact lawn care, composting and…
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…
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter One of the year’s first eagerly anticipated native plant landscaping events is open for registration! As always, our Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter is key in the development and presentation of the annual Partners for Native Landscaping (PNL) workshop….
By Marsha Gebhardt President, Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter Save the date: Tuesday, March 6. Our Wild Ones – St. Louis Chapter is partnering with St. Louis Audubon, St. Louis Zoo, and Greenscape Gardens to present an interactive screening event with the film, Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature…
