Attract More Butterflies to Your Yard
Learn which type of weed butterflies need to increase your chances of seeing them in your yard. Continue reading "Attract More Butterflies to Your Yard"
Join the Missouri Butterfly Monitoring Network
The Missouri Butterfly Monitoring Network is seeking new volunteers to collect information on the biodiversity and abundance of Missouri’s native butterflies! Learn more about volunteering with Missouri Butterfly Monitoring Network (pdf, 100kb) or view the same PDF below. Continue reading "Join the Missouri Butterfly Monitoring Network"
Boost your health with nature
Spend more time in nature and enjoy the health benefits! Learn more about the benefits of spending time in nature. Continue reading "Boost your health with nature"
Build a Mosquito Bucket
Learn how to build a mosquito bucket to prevent larvae from developing into adult mosquitoes Continue reading "Build a Mosquito Bucket"
Discover Insects in Your Backyard
Identify and photograph the native and beneficial insects in your backyard that help support a healthy ecosystem. Learn more about this event here Events | Missouri Department of Conservation from Missouri Department of Conservation Continue reading "Discover Insects in Your Backyard"
Bush Honeysuckle Control
Recommended ways for bush honeysuckle control from Missouri Department of Conservation. This includes an overview and demonstration video (5 minutes 58 seconds) of bush honeysuckle and removal. Continue reading "Bush Honeysuckle Control"
Have a Native Plant School Project?
Here’s a Useful Guide from the Native Plant Society of New Jersey Continue reading "Have a Native Plant School Project?"
A Practical Guide to Planting with Plugs
A Helpful Guide from Izel Native Plants. Click Here Continue reading "A Practical Guide to Planting with Plugs"
2026 Landscape Challenge Winners Announced
The Landscape Challenge Committee has selected winners for 2026! Congratulations to Jenna Smalley and her husband Steven who live in Wentzville. Their yard is on a circle drive and has sidewalks to the area elementary school and they expect a lot of foot traffic. It is also in a relatively new subdivision and they hope […] Continue reading "2026 Landscape Challenge Winners Announced"
A Good Newsletter for Native Gardeners
I post excerpts from Prairie Up Newsletter by Benjamin Vogt from time to time. Subscribe and read the complete issues here Continue reading "A Good Newsletter for Native Gardeners"