Category: General

Appropriate for the season! It does run long at 1:42. Continue reading "Goldenrods and Asters Webinar"

Shutterbee surveys wind down at the end of the week, which means it’s time for off-season activities! We are running our virtual bee ID classes again this year. Anyone interested in learning how to tell St. Louis bees apart is invited to join. Whether you are completely new to the game or have some practice […] Continue reading "Bee Wise!"

Continue reading "A Seed Gathering Tip Seen on FB"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2022/climate-change-backyard-gardening-permaculture-fall/?itid=hp_opinions&fbclid=IwAR0a5v6QaUdoij4vyQeAaANkF2BkKn8pa1qqOhLbRTDQERaVrZAIC7y-EQY Continue reading "An Interesting Perspective from the Washington Post"

From the You Tube Native Plants Channel here is a program, with Doug Tallamy, to help you get started with some ideas, and explain why we are planting natives. Bear in mind some of the plants mentioned are native to the Northeast and not to our area, but you can find substitutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ligldtfc4 Continue reading "A Primer on YouTube"

You may be interested to look at this : https://www.youtube.com/c/NativePlantChannel Continue reading "Native Plant Channel on YouTube"

Subscribe for some good reading on Rebecca’s Newsletter about natives, etc. Continue reading "A Newsletter of Interest"

An interesting discussion about using nativars in our gardens. The article by Benjamin Vogt, is in the July/August 2022 issue of Horticulture. If you can’t find the print version you can read it on Libby, a service of the St Charles City–County Library. Continue reading "Navigating Amid Nativars"

Here’s a link to reduce birds flying into your windows. Continue reading "Bird thuds?"

No, We Don’t Just Need to Plant More Milkweed Continue reading "Food for Thought-Benjamin Vogt"