The Native Plant School, co-sponsored by St. Louis Wild Ones, is a year-round series of mostly outdoor learning sessions in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at Shaw Nature Reserve. They will cover various aspects of native home landscaping and prairie/savanna/wetland re-establishment. Please bring your questions, comments, photos, drawings, plant specimens, etc. for these three-hour discussion sessions. Scott Woodbury and guest experts will lead the discussions, hands-on tours and demonstrations. Participation from the audience is encouraged.
2013 Schedule
Thur, Jan. 10, 1-4 p.m.
Control & ID of Common Invasive Plants (Woodbury)
Thur, Feb 14, 1-4 p.m.
Conducting Small Controlled Prairie/Woodland Burns (Woodbury)
Thur, Mar. 14, 1-4 p.m.
Native Plant Propagation from Seed (Brandt/Woodbury)
Thur, April 11, 1-4 p.m.
Practical Gardening with Native Plants (Woodbury)
Thur, May 2, 1-4 p.m.
The Art and Function of Combining Native Plants (Woodbury)
Sat, May 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Shaw Wildflower Market
Thur, June 13, 1-4 p.m.
Garden Archaeology and Ethnobotany (Woodbury)
Fri, Sept. 6, 4-8 p.m.
Shaw Wildflower Market
Thur, Oct. 10, 1-4 p.m.
Low-maintenance Ground Cover Gardening
Thur, Nov. 7, 1-4 p.m.
Pruning, Training and Transplanting Trees, Shrubs and Vines
Please register and pay online.
Hello,
I’m not sure if I’ve ever contacted you regarding the Native Plant School scheduling. I wanted to see if there is ever a chance that there would be classes held on weekends. Native plant gardening is something I would really like to professionally get into, but I work during the day/week, so all classes at the Reserve are out of the question for me, which is really disappointing. If this is not in the works, do you have a recommendation of another place to take such classes?
Thanks,
Susan Van de Riet
Hi Susan,
I’ve forwarded your request to Shaw Nature Reserve, and I hope they can respond. In the meantime, I hope you can come to the Native Landscaping workshop at Powder Valley on Feb. 23. See our blog for more details.
Brian
I’ve marked the workshop on my calendar! Thanks for letting me know about it and getting back to me.
Susie