Plant of the Week: Obedient Plant (False Dragonhead)
New St. Louis Area Upcoming Plant Sales List– Vegetable Seedlings, Native Plants, Pretties
Order Brightside St. Louis Daffodil & Tulip Bulbs Online for October Pick Up
Download the Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar
Gardening by Month from Missouri Botanical Garden: August Tips & Tasks, Pests & Problems
Know a great tree steward? August 7th Deadline to submit Nominations for Arbor Award of Excellence
Sept 1st Deadline to enter Missouri Department of Natural Resources 2023 Photo Contest Categories: Natural Resources, Unique Places: state parks and historic sites; People Enjoying Missouri’s Outdoors.
—– Good Reads
Noticing leaves and stems disappearing on your tomato or tomatillo plants? You’ve got hornworms and here’s some advice from Missouri Botanical Garden
August-September is prime time for iris division and planting. More information on iris from Greater St. Louis Iris Society
August issue of Missouri Conservationist magazine features Bellefontaine, Calvary, and Greenwood cemeteries of St. Louis: Resting in Peace with Nature. Bellefontaine Cemetery has suspended tours due to early July storm damage.
Interested in Bees? Download USDA Forest Service’s Bee Basics, An Introduction to Native Bees
Tips on harvesting Sunflowers for planting next year.
———- Events
15 Seats remaining. For Children Ages 3-6. 10 am Tuesday, August 8th Missouri Conservation Department event at Tower Grove Park: Conservation Kids- Nature Scavenger Hunt. Register
7 pm Tuesday, August 8th Missouri Conservation Department Zoom Class: Introduction to Missouri’s Caves and Caving. This class is a requirement for August 9th field trip to Cliff Cave, Cliff Cave County Park, St. Louis County. Registration for that is closed but I thought the Zoom Class on its own might be of interest to some. Register
6 pm Thursday, August 10th In Person Event @ Carpenter Library, Tower Grove South: Forest Park Owls, Hunting & Feeding with naturalist Mark H.X. Glenshaw
1 Ticket remaining. 6:30 pm Thursday, August 10th Missouri Conservation Department “Calling All Owls” In Person Event @ Shaw Nature Reserve, Gray Summit, Franklin County. Register
12 Seats remaining. 10 am Friday, August 11th Missouri Conservation Department Nature Art In Person Class at Tower Grove Park: Nature Crocheters, Session 1. Prior experience not necessary, but bring a size 5 mm, 5.5 mm, or 6 mm crochet hook. Future Sessions: October 14th & November 18th. Register
9 am Saturday, August 12th Seed St. Louis Fall Plant Sale. $3.50 4-pak Vegetable Seedlings (bok choy, broccoli, cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi, heat tolerant lettuce) + seed packets. Please bring your own tray or box for your plants.
9 am to 5 pm Saturday & Sunday, August 12th & 13th, Greater St. Louis Iris Society Plant Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.
6:30 pm August 12th Nature Night Film Series at Tower Grove Park: Over the Hedge. + Raptor Basics Show with live birds from World Bird Sanctuary. + Educational activities and crafts sponsored by U.S. Forest Service, Missouri Conservation Department, St. Louis Zoo, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis Public Library, Wild Bird Rehab, more
Noon August 15th Missouri Conservation Department Zoom Class: Outdoor Skills- Reading the River. Learn the fundamentals of how to travel down a waterway safely. Register
4 pm August 16th Grow Native! Webinar: Learning to Grow Native- Four Seasons of Transformation in a Residential Landscape. Register
10 am August 19th Seed St. Louis Tasting the Rainbow Class: Garden Recipes for Kids at Bell Garden. Register
11:30 am August 19th Seed St. Louis Tomato Tasting & Potluck at Bell Garden. Register
August 19th Missouri Prairie Foundation Annual Dinner & Auction, Stoney Creek Hotel, Columbia. Tickets
August 26th Washington County 14th Annual Home Grown Farm Tour
8 am August 26th St. Louis Audubon Society Beginner Bird Walk @ Sunset Greenway, Florissant, St. Louis County. Register
9 am to Noon August 26th Webster Groves Herb Society Display at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.
10 am August 26th Missouri Conservation Department Zoom Class: Native Plants- What’s Blooming? Register
Noon to 5 pm August 27th Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis Auction @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.
2 pm August 29th Missouri Conservation Department Zoom Class: Creature Feature- Kingsnakes. Register
6:30 pm August 29th Mid Continent Public Library (Kansas City area) Zoom Event: Monarch Mania. Register
August 30th to September 4th Greater St. Louis Daylily Society Online Sale & Auction
4 pm August 30th Grow Native! Webinar: Soft Landings- Providing Year-Round Sanctuary for Pollinators. Register
6 pm August 31st Seed St. Louis Zoom Class: Season Extension and Winter Gardening. Register
8 am September 2nd St. Louis Audubon Society Beginner Bird Walk @ Forest Park. Register
9 am to 5 om September 9th Gateway West Gesneriad Society Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.
8 am September 9th St. Louis Audubon Society Beginner Bird Walk @ Mississippi Greenway, Cliff Cave Park, St. Louis County. Register
10 am to 2 pm September 9th Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale at Wild Bird Sanctuary, Valley Park, St. Louis County
10 am to 5 pm September 16th Old North St. Louis House & Garden Tour + Arts Festival at Crown Square. Tickets
2 pm September 16th EcoTones Urban Prairie Concert at Bellefontaine Cemetery. $10-$50. Tickets
5:30 pm September 18th Missouri Prairie Foundation Guided Hike of Deer Lake Savanna in Forest Park. Register
8 am September 23rd St. Louis Audubon Society Beginner Bird Walk @ Meramec Greenway, Al Foster Trailhead, Wildwood, St. Louis County. Register
3:30-6:30 pm September 28th Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale @ Roeslein & Associates, St. Louis County
1 pm October 21st Missouri Prairie Foundation Members Field Trip: Bellefontaine Cemetery Fall Tree Walk
9 am to 3:30 pm November 8th Grow Native! Professionals Conference @ University of Missouri- Columbia. $20 per person for Grow Native! professional members (and their staff). Zoom option: $30 for non-members. Register
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