From Missouri Native Plants Society Facebook Post Maramec Springs Park outside St. James, MO is about to undergo a major transition from a traditional manicured fescue grass park to a 100% native planting park. This is excellent news. Over the past two years they have disked and seeded much of the park with soybean to […] Continue reading "Some good news"
A program of interest to us Wild Ones St. Louis Open Yards A Native Landscaping Program A program for native landscape “open houses” across the St. Louis region from spring through fall. First openings planned for spring 2022. Each landscape host decides exactly when their yard is open…a single day, every weekend in April, daily […] Continue reading "St. Louis Open Yards"
What an honor and how nice to receive an award from Missouri Department of Conservation for our work out at Busch Conservation. Want to learn more about native plants and how to care for them? Join our St. Charles Area WildOnes Chapter! CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU! MDC staff presented members of the St. Charles Area […] Continue reading "Our Hard Work a Busch Recognized!"
Our monthly meeting was changed to an outdoor gathering at the Missouri Extension Service site on Brown Road in St. Peters so that we could tour the native gardens. On this beautiful, sunny November morning, we were met by Master Gardener, Glenda Duffy, who gave us an overview of the Mother Nature natural sculpture and […] Continue reading "November 6th Extension Service Native Garden Tour"
As many of you are aware, our President, Beka Davis resigned last month from the Presidency, but not from our ranks. (She will continue to serve in a variety of ways within the Chapter. ) Upon her resignation, our Vice-President, Bev Arnold, stepped up and assumed the President’s role, leaving the Vice-Presidential role open. According […] Continue reading "Welcome New Vice President"
This is our chapter’s second year in offering a “Landscape Challenge” through the auspices of Grow Native. We started to receive applications in late January, chose a yard, recruited a designer, and worked with the 2021 Winners to have their formal native garden installed in late September. We have just now finished the entire process, […] Continue reading "Reviewing Our Landscape Challenge for 2021"