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Native Plant School
 
Whitmire Wildflower Garden
Gray Summit, Missouri
2007 Sessions
Native Plant School is a year-round series of mostly outdoor learning sessions in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at Shaw Nature Reserve. They will cover various aspects of native home landscaping and prairie/savanna/wetland reestablishment. Please bring your questions, comments, photos, drawings, plant specimens, etc. for these three-hour discussion sessions. Scott Woodbury and guest experts will lead the discussions, hands-on tours and demonstrations. Participation from the audience is encouraged. Please pay at the door on arrival. |
Format: An RSVP is required (please call Shaw Nature Reserve at 636-451-3512). Fees paid at the Shaw Nature Reserve Visitor Center on arrival. Except for Plant Propagation, all classes with begin in the classroom behind the Joseph H. Bascom House (Plant Propagation will gather in the Green House).
Duration: Three hours. From 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Fees: $12 for non-members. $8 for members.
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2008 |
Control and ID of “The Worst” Invasive Woody Plants
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Thursday, Feb. 14
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Native Plant Propagation from Seed (Terri Brandt) |
Thursday, March 13 |
Native Landscape Planning, Planting, and Maintenance (c. Gilberg, s. Woodbury) |
Thursday, March 27 |
Shade Gardening (Cindy Gilberg) |
Thursday, April 10
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Common Garden Weeds: Control and ID |
Thursday, May 8 |
Rain Gardening and Storm Water Runoff (S. Hamilton) |
Thursday, June 12 |
Native Perennials and Grasses for Landscaping:
1: Spring Blooming
2: Summer Blooming
3: Fall Blooming
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Thursday, April 24
Thursday, July 10
Thursday, October 9
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Prairie & Savanna Reconstruction:
1: Site Prep and Seed Collecting
2: Seeding and Maintenance
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Thursday, Aug. 14
Thursday, Sept. 11 |
Post Dispatch article about Native Plant School
Washington Missourian article about Native Plant School

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A collaborative project between the
Missouri Department of Conservation
and Shaw Nature Reserve.
www.grownative.org |
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