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Rainwater harvesting talk and workshops
By Susan Lanigan You’ve probably heard about the importance of keeping rainwater on your property to reduce stormwater runoff and minimize your dependence on irrigation, but how do you actually do...
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Another chance to see the Leahys’ yard
Wild Ones meeting at the Leahys’ – photo by Dave Tylka By Sue Leahy When invitations came my way toward the end of last year to host a Wild Ones meeting and be on the Master Gardener tour, I decided...
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Additional native plant workshops
Spring wildflowers The 4th Annual Partners for Native Landscaping workshop is full, but here are a couple of other opportunities to learn about landscaping with native plants. Native Plants for...
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Yet another learning opportunity — rain gardens
Editor’s note: we just learned that both workshops are already full. We’re glad there’s so much interest in rain gardens, and we’ll let you know about future opportunities. A residential rain garden By...
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New rainscaping grants from MSD
Rainscaping focus area – in green Project Clear is a program by the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to improve water quality. The Rainscaping Program is focused on the area that drains directly...
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St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour – Registration is open!
Click to view the full flyer Registration is now open for the St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour on Saturday, June 20 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Take a self-guided tour of 10 residential native plant gardens...
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First St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour
We hope you’ll join us for the first St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour: Date: Saturday, June 20, 2015 Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Cost: $20 Registration for this year’s event is closed. Stay tuned for...
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Native Plants in the Local Media!
We hope that you saw the coverage about native plants and rain gardens in the local St. Louis media but we want to be SURE. It is very encouraging to see our mission in mainstream publications,...
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Small garden rainscaping grants available from MSD
by Penny Holtzmann Treasurer, Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter If you pay a monthly bill to Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD), you may be eligible to receive up to $3,000 toward the installation of a...
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Healing the Earth, One rain garden at a time
post and photos by Besa Schweitzer, Chapter Member introduction by Marsha Gebhardt, President Some years ago Besa Schweitzer installed a rain garden in my backyard. The day after we got nine inches...
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