New Landscape Ordinance Passes Unanimously in Kansas City
Here’s some good news! Maybe it can happen here. Continue reading "New Landscape Ordinance Passes Unanimously in Kansas City"
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Virtual Program: St. Louis Native Plants in a Changing Climate, Wednesday October 1 2025 2:00PM
Climate change is reshaping ecosystems, with native plants showing clear signs of transformation. Learn how these changes are studied through local flora and 150 years of herbarium specimens at Missouri Botanical Garden and Shaw Nature Reserve. Registration required. If you are not a member of the St. Louis County Librray, you may register as a […] Continue reading "Virtual Program: St. Louis Native Plants in a Changing Climate, Wednesday October 1 2025 2:00PM"
Attention Leaf Peepers!
MDC has a website where you can check on fall color in various areas of Missouri. Link here. Continue reading "Attention Leaf Peepers!"
A Useful Tool!
Photographs and descriptions of the vascular plants of Missouri, USA Click here Continue reading "A Useful Tool!"
Get tips on sowing native seeds at Sept. 19 MDC virtual program
Growing native plants from seed is a good way to pass on a plant’s hardiness and adaptive qualities to the next botanical generation. Fall and winter are often the best times to sow seeds of native plants. Register here to join the program Continue reading "Get tips on sowing native seeds at Sept. 19 MDC virtual program"
A Field Guide to Ticks
Find a tick? Or just curious about tick activity in your region? Maybe you want to discover tick encounter risk across the country before your next trip? Pick a date and pick a region, then use our tool to get started. The University of Rhode Island has published this very good interactive field guide Continue reading "A Field Guide to Ticks"
How Mulch is Too Mulch?
WHY MANY AMERICAN GARDENS ARE FULL OF MULCH? Continue reading "How Mulch is Too Mulch?"
Everything (almost) you wanted to know about Goldenrods
A Focus on Goldenrods (Solidago sp.) Continue reading "Everything (almost) you wanted to know about Goldenrods"
Cues for Care: Summertime in the Garden
An article from Deep Roots in KC about summertime garden maintenance Continue reading "Cues for Care: Summertime in the Garden"
What’s the Buzz? Tracking Pollinators and Their Favorite Plants in the Danforth Center Prairie
If you haven’t visited the Danforth Center prairie on Olive Blvd it is worth a stroll to see this lawn replacement on steroids. Read the article here. Continue reading "What’s the Buzz? Tracking Pollinators and Their Favorite Plants in the Danforth Center Prairie"