Partners For Native Landscaping Series offered virtually through the St. Louis County Library System from February 19, 2025 through October 15, 2025. More info here If you are not a member of the St. Louis County Library you can register as a guest at the bottom of the page. Continue reading "Stay Home, and Learn About Native Gardening!"

Read where they are doing more harm than good. Food for thought. Continue reading "Trees good? Maybe not all the time"

The latest Horticulture Magazine has an interesting article, Pot It Up, about planting natives in containers. If you do not have a subscription to this magazine, and are a member of the St. Charles City County Library system, you can read it online through Libby. Continue reading "Planning Ahead"

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran the above article on December 6, 2024, and again in the December 7 digital edition. It praises its attributes and lists some of the varieties available. “Winters were brutal throughout most of New England in Colonial America. It snowed a lot, often into spring, and there were no radiators (or […] Continue reading "The serviceberry is an underused native tree"

The latest issue of Horticulture Magazine (November/December 2024) has two articles that you may find interesting. This magazine used to be all about traditional gardening, but native gardening articles have been appearing more often. If you are not a subscriber, and are a member of the St. Charles City County Library system you can read […] Continue reading "Some Fall Reading"

Here is a link to the YouTube version. Continue reading "If you missed, “Matrix Landscape Design” by Benjamin Vogt"

MDC is inviting you to a hayride event through the area on November 1st. While there check out our plantings around the Headquarters Building. Reserve your departure time here. Continue reading "Check out Busch Conservation Area"

The Chelsea Chop, by Bev Arnold. Refer to this article next spring to enhance the flowering in your native garden. Continue reading "Just added to Tips and Tools"

Join us as we welcome a virtual presentation by author, conservationist, and entomologist Doug Tallamy. Doug is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. He has written and co-authored several books, as well as many papers. You can view at the Nature Center, or at home. Register […] Continue reading "MDC welcomes the public to view virtual Doug Tallamy program at Powder Valley Nature Center Nov. 1"