Our first Grow Native! master class is Landscaping with Goldenrods & Asters on Sept. 30 with one of the Midwest's leading experts on native landscaping—Scott Woodbury, manager of the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at Shaw Nature Reserve. In this class, you will learn about the many species of goldenrods and asters available for landscaping, their growing […]

Pollinators are essential to maintaining the health of our ecosystems and to our food security. In this insect pollinator webinar, Jennifer Hopwood, Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist at the Xerces Society, will discuss the major pollinator groups that can be found in the Midwest, including bees, moths, butterflies, wasps, and beetles, explain the life cycles of pollinators, […]

Native bee biologist Mike Arduser will share many significant aspects of insect pollination of Missouri’s native plants. Arduser will showcase plants with particular pollination strategies—from spring through summer and into fall—and discuss their roles in supporting pollinators in our natural communities. Some of the plants Arduser will highlight are prairie trout lily, prairie willow, redbud, flowering dogwood, […]

Eric Fuselier will deliver a talk on plants native to the Ozarks that are ideal for residential landscaping and home gardens. Eric will also discuss how you can determine whether a particular species is right for your garden, given the environmental conditions present on your property. Eric Fuselier, PWS is an Environmental Project Manager at […]

Learn from a panel of regional experts who are experienced in installing native gardens in their community. How did they select the site? How did they select plants? How did they make their installs look pretty?  How did they convince skeptical neighbors? Discover the answers to these questions and ask your own during our panel […]