Upcoming Events Room at N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College, 600 Troy Road, Edwardsville, IL 62025. (At deadline, it was still to be determined if this event will be virtual or in person. For the latest and to register, go to moprairie.or/event/ native-by-design/.) Updates to this information are often posted on our online events calendar at GatewayGardener.com, so check there for the latest details. Give us the details of your upcoming gardening, lawn or landscaping event and we’ll add it to our website and include it in our next issue. Deadline for printing in May issue is April 1st. How to reach us: Mail: PO Box 220853 St. Louis, MO 63122 Email: info@gatewaygardener.com March 1st-5th 13th Annual Community Agriculture Conference. Virtual sessions March 1-4, 6-7pm. Held via Zoom. Tuesday is Working with Wildlife, with St. Louis Audubon Coordinator Dan Pearson. Wednesday is Seed Starting Basics for a Homegrown Harvest, by Jessica Blessing-Patterson of DIG Annual and Perennials. Thursday presents Getting Produce to Those Who Need it Most, by Janett Lewis, Rustic Roots Sanctuary and GROW Spanish Lake Community Garden. Friday is Propagating Shrubs & Trees, again by Blessing-Patterson. Saturdays sessions are both in-person and virtual and feature several sessions from from 8:40 through 12:30. For more information and to register for virtual or in-person classes, find the link at SeedStL.org/events-classes. March 4th 8am-12pm—Native by Design: Successful Gardens for Pollinators and People. Enjoy Keynote speakers Nadia Navarrete-Tindall and James Faupel talking about how you can integrate your native garden into your community with the use of edibles and other ecosystem supporting strategies as well as how to measure the long term success of your garden. The workshop will also feature presentations from other local and regional speakers. The Leclaire
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March 5th 9am-1pm—2022 Virtual Weekend Gardener. University of Illinois Extension is offering a FREE (Donations accepted) day of gardening topic talks in a relaxing virtual format. You can attend any or all of the virtual sessions. Classes start on the hour from 9amnoon, including Making Homes more Pollinator Friendly, Extending Your Harvest, Container Gardening with Fruit, and Beyond Flowers for Color in the Garden. Sessions include downloadable handouts. To register visit: go.illinois.edu/ WeekendGardener. For questions email ruth1@ illinois.edu or call (618) 939-3434. University of Illinois Extension offers equal opportunities in programs and employment. Advance registration by Feb. 28th is required. March 9th 8am-4pm--Gateway Green Industry Conference. Featuring 6 breakout sessions, with topics ranging from Emerald Ash Borer, Urban Tree Diversity, Invasive Pest Threats, Ecology and the Built Environment, and Understanding Herbicide Damage to Trees, to Prescribed Fires, Tree Pruning, Xeriscaping, Pollinators, Rain Gardens and more. Continuing Education Units will be available for certified arborists, landscape architects, golf course professionals and IL Park and Rec employees. Cost for the entire session is $80, with discounted rates for certified master gardeners and master naturalists. Registration is due by March 1, and can be completed at https://go.illinois.edu/2022GGIC. No lunch or trade show this year. Gateway Center, One Gateway Dr. Collinsville. March 10 3pm—Virtual Program: Let It Be An Oak, Keynote. Author and Speaker Doug Tallamy discusses th
what plants to add to our properties to improve ecological integrity, focusing on oaks and their many ecological and aesthetic attributes. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org. A Virtual Class: How to Plan Your Backyard Vegetable Garden. Presented by Seed St. Louis (formerly Gateway Greening) in partnership with St. Louis County Library. Looking to put in a new backyard vegetable garden or just adding to your exiting one? This class will cover the best practices in design and spacing. Adults. Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering. Go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org for more information or to register. 6pm—A Virtual Class: Spring Crops and Planning Your Growing Space. Presented by Seed St. Louis (formerly Gateway Greening). Director of Education Dean Gunderson will cover how to prepare your garden for the growing season and how to create a plan to keep your garden producing all year. Learn the best crops and techniques for springtime in St. Louis and how to keep your vegetables healthy. https:// www.facebook.com/SeedStLouis/ events/. March 13th-19th Horticulture Therapy Week. Visit with members of the Therapeutic Horticulture team at Missouri Botanical Garden on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Share your thoughts on well-being and engage in a sensory activity to take home. Missouri Botanical Garden. March 15th 2pm—Virtual Program: A 3-year Suburban Landscape Makeover. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Dave Tylka Co-Founder of STL Audubon’s Bring Conservation Home Program explains the approach, process and
results of transforming his typical suburban home landscape with nonnatives into biodiverse prairie, glade and forest habitat beds over a 3-year period. Adults and teens. Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering. Go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org for more information or to register. March 16th 7pm—Virtual Program: Life in the Soil. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Jerry Pence, St. Louis Community College, discusses learning how to know what is going on underground before you plant. Knowing your soil can play a big role in helping you select the proper plants and have great success with them. Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering. Go to partnersfornativelandscaping. org for more information or to register. March 19th 1:00-5:30pm--Wildwood Lawn and Garden Summit. Handson demonstrations and info from Wildwood gardening businesses and groups. FREE. Wildwood Town Center. More info at CityofWildwood. com March 22nd 2pm—Virtual Program: Native Plant Gardens Bring Pollinators. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Nina Fogel and Jenny Mullikin of the Billiken Bee Lab at St. Louis University give an overview of how native plants enhance pollinator diversity and abundance in urban gardens. Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering. Go to partnersfornativelandscaping. org for more information or to register. March 23rd 7pm—Virtual Program: Investing in Native Trees and Shrubs. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated
The Gateway Gardener™ MARCH 2022
