by Outreach | August 18, 2025 | News
The Missouri Prairie Foundation’s Annual Dinner, this year held on August 16, is a celebration of Missouri’s prairie legacy. During the event, the 59-year-old prairie conservation organization and land trust paid tribute to six total awardees. “Missouri’s remaining...
by Outreach | July 14, 2025 | Blog
Whether you’ve grown alongside Grow Native! since its beginnings or are a recent fan from the native plant community at large, we hope you’ve been enjoying our anniversary year so far. Perhaps you’ve collected a free commemorative sticker at an...
by Erika Van Vranken | July 7, 2025 | Blog, News
Today’s spotlight is on Grow Native! Certified Pro Gabe Presley, who became certified in 2024. Gabe works with Grow Native! professional member DTLS Landscape Architecture, a St. Louis-based landscape architecture and urban design firm. With a deep admiration for the...
by Erika Van Vranken | June 13, 2025 | Blog, News
Today’s spotlight is on Grow Native! Certified Pro Cassi Holcomb, who became certified in 2023. Cassi owns Grow Native! professional member Juneberry in Jackson, Missouri. Cassi was introduced to native plants as a child by her family and their desire to...
by Outreach | May 14, 2025 | Blog
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...
by Erika Van Vranken | May 7, 2025 | Blog, News
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,...
by Erika Van Vranken | April 7, 2025 | Blog, News
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...
by Outreach | March 31, 2025 | News
A new web resource is now available to help contextualize native plants in a garden setting! The Labeled Native Plant Gardens page takes website visitors on a journey through formal and informal native plantings. Each photo illustrates a moment in time at a given...
by Erika Van Vranken | March 21, 2025 | News
Three additional sites have been inducted into the Grow Native! Native Gardens of Excellence program, which showcases well-maintained native gardens and plantings in the lower Midwest. The newly inducted gardens are: Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum Monarch Garden...
by Erika Van Vranken | March 6, 2025 | Blog, News
Today we are spotlighting Grow Native! Certified Pro Cody Hayo, who became certified in 2022. Cody is the owner of Pretty City Gardens and Landscapes, LLC, a Grow Native! professional member in St. Louis, Missouri. The team at Pretty City serves a fairly tight area in...
