The June edition of The News from Native Plant School has been published.
Articles:
- Xerces in your Grocery Store: Working to Make the Food You Eat Better for Bees by Hillary Sardiñas
- A Woodland Alive by Margy Terpstra
News:
- We are Looking for a few Great Volunteers
- Rainscaping Small Grants Program
- Gardening Tips
- Citizen Science Opportunity
- Tracking the EAB
Events:
- National Prairie Day, June 4
- Green Homes Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden, June 4
- 50th anniversary event, a film screening of Jens Jensen The Living Green, June 18
Workshops:
- Brightside Urban Gardening Symposium, June 4
- The Midwest Native Plant Society Pollinator Workshop, August 13
Upcoming Classes:
- Flower Arranging with Native Plants, June 9
- Monarch Gardening, July 14
Garden Tours:
- The Sustainable Backyard Garden Tour, Sunday, June 12
- The St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour, Saturday, June 18
National Pollinator Week Events, June 21-27:
- The Mizzou Botanic Garden – National Pollinator Dinner, June 19
- At the St. Louis Zoo – Pollinator Dinner, June 21
- The Mizzou Botanic Garden – Native Pollinators Symposium, June 23
To sign up for the newsletter, e-mail Besa Schweitzer (besa.schweitzer@mobot.org).