Like so many things in life, how we see something really defines our perspective and overall view on life.  In the horticultural world, all too often insect damage to landscape plantings guarantee a phone call demanding service.  But if we shift our perspective, or perhaps just simply how we view the situation, then we can […]

The Passion Vine:  Young botanists and taxonomists work hard to learn the basics to identify plants.  Looking for rules often help – for example – flowers which have three of something tend to be monocots.  Flowers which are four or five merous tend to be dicots.  These early characteristics aid greatly in deducing what plant […]

One of our very own, Malinda, an ecological specialist is standing amidst one of our latest prairie restoration projects.  This 5.5 acre pollinator prairie is nestled into the heart of Frontenac, Missouri.  The prairie seed mix was planted last winter, there are lots of natives germinating and starting off on the right foot.  In each […]

SSM St. Clare Hospital is the site of one of the nicest native Missouri prairies in the metropolitan Saint Louis area.  Who knew?  Well, employees, patients and guests certainly know about it.  It completely surrounds the campus, offering a beautiful, serene setting in the midst of a very busy urban hospital. Twenty three acres of […]