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"
Charles Schmidt is a St. Charles WildOnes Member and native plant enthusiast who also writes a nature blog related to his specific subdivision in St. Peters, Missouri. Charles has spent a significant amount of time removing the invasive Bush Honeysuckle from his back hillside. To his delight , a number of Missouri native ephemerals were […] Continue reading "Check Out Our WildOnes Blogger"
Welcome to our blog! You may have noted that our little website is slowly evolving, and we do have high hopes for it. Our beginnings are rather slow in developing, but as we grow in technical expertise, we hope, eventually, to keep you informed about area activities and become a great source of information for […] Continue reading "Welcome!"
Meet the 2020 Landscape Challenge Winners from Wild Ones St. Charles Area This year of 2020 is the first year that the Wild Ones St. Charles Chapter hasparticipated in the Landscape Challenge sponsored by Grow Native! ,the educationalbranch of the Missouri Prairie Foundation.With help from the St. Louis Wild Ones, we went through the necessary […] Continue reading "2020 Winners"