Native Plants Work
Grow Native! is the native plant marketing and education program of the Missouri Prairie Foundation.
Indian pink by Reva Dow, southern blue flag iris by Mervin Wallace, native bee on Eastern redbud by Ed Spevak, grasses and goldenrod by Frank Oberle, Polyphemus by Linda Williams.
What is the Lower Midwest?
Grow Native! Events
Glade Ecology Hike at Chute Ridge with Jeff Cantrell
Glade Ecology Hike at Chute Ridge with Jeff Cantrell
Grow Native! Master Class: Native Perennials for Planting on Slopes
Grow Native! Master Class: Native Perennials for Planting on Slopes
Paint it Prairie – Plein Air Painting Event at Snowball Hill Prairie
Paint it Prairie – Plein Air Painting Event at Snowball Hill Prairie
Springfield Native Plant Sale – Mother’s Brewing Co.
Springfield Native Plant Sale – Mother’s Brewing Co.
Grow Native!® Anniversary Event: Greenscape Gardens Open House
Grow Native!® Anniversary Event: Greenscape Gardens Open House
MPF Webinar: Not Just for Ducks ... Reframing Wetland Conservation
MPF Webinar: Not Just for Ducks ... Reframing Wetland Conservation
Native Garden of Excellence Tour: Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum Monarch Garden
Native Garden of Excellence Tour: Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum Monarch Garden
Native Garden of Excellence Tour: Native Plant Garden at Ladue City Hall
Native Garden of Excellence Tour: Native Plant Garden at Ladue City Hall
NATIVE PLANTS WORK
Choose native plants and put them to work for you:
- Beautify your surroundings and fill your landscape with life!
- Sustain the hundreds of species of pollinators of the lower Midwest
- Feed monarch butterflies and help ensure that their awe-inspiring migration forever remains a wonder of planet Earth!
- Support native songbirds
- Manage stormwater and protect streams
- Store carbon with deep-rooted natives
- Build healthy soil
- Provide drought-tolerant forage for livestock and use natives in other ways on farms
- Provide native edibles for people–pawpaws, elderberries, persimmons, walnuts and more!
- Create and enhance habitat for wildlife
Find out more on our Learn page.
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Good to Know: Top 10 Lists to Grow
For a quarter century, the Grow Native! native plant education and marketing program has aided the growth of the native landscaping movement in the lower Midwest in many ways, including the on-going development of curated one-pagers, lists, and databases to meet...
Certified Pro Spotlight – Allegra Pierce with Pretty City Gardens and Landscapes, LLC, St. Louis, MO
Today we are spotlighting Grow Native! Certified Pro Allegra Pierce, who became certified in 2024. Allegra is the Landscape Designer for Pretty City Gardens and Landscapes, LLC, a Grow Native! professional member in St. Louis, Missouri. Allegra explains that, “Today,...
Certified Pro Spotlight – Sue Bartelette
Today’s spotlight is on Grow Native! Certified Pro Sue Bartelette, who became certified in 2023. Sue owns Grow Native! professional member Flower and Garden Design in Jamestown, Missouri, and also works with Grow Native! professional member Lincoln University...
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