Ballwin Grows Native - Native Plant Event
Ballwin Grows Native
Join us for Ballwin's inaugural Native Plant GardenPalooza! Discover the benefits of native plants and how to incorporate them into your garden. Hear from local experts on gardening techniques that attract birds and butterflies to your outdoor space. Missouri organizations will share valuable tips and resources to kickstart your native plant gardening journey.
Agenda
When: Sunday, Feb. 23, 2-5 pm
Where: The Pointe at Ballwin Commons (1 Ballwin Common Cr. Ballwin, MO 63021)
2 p.m. Welcome and Featured Speakers
• Planting Native: Introducing Native Plants into Existing Gardens, Shaw Nature Reserve, Erin Goss.
• Slow Down and Soak Up! Native plant gardening to manage stormwater, Missouri Botanical Garden's Sustainability Division, Taylor Heuermann
• Landscaping for Wildlife, St Louis Audubon Society’s Bring Conservation Home Program, Dan Pearson
3:15 - 5 p.m. Informational tables and resources about various native plant topics hosted by local and state organizations including:
• Wild Ones
• Shaw Nature Reserve
• Great Rivers Greenway
• Greenscapes Garden
• Missouri Department of Conservation
• St Louis Audubon Society’s Bring Conservation Home Program
• Horticulture/STLCC - Meramec
• Grow Native
• Rainscaping Division, Missouri Botanical Garden Earthways Center
• The Xerces Society
• Deer resistant plantings by soil type and sun
Event Links
Facebook: https://go.evvnt.com/2906649-0
