Naturescaping Symposium And Native Plant Sale - This Saturday 4th

15 years ago

This is the native plant and seed sale that they have every spring at the Department of Conservation Nature Center on the SE side of springfield. If I remember right, native perennials are usually around $3 and up. They'll have speakers but I didn't see a schedule for that and of course you're not required to do the seminars if you'd rather just shop.

I'll warn you. There will be a lot of people there and you will have to park and walk a ways if you get there right when it starts.

Here's a link to an article that was in the Springfield paper.

Here is a link that might be useful: Learn native plant landscaping tips at event

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christie_sw_mo
Original Author
15 years ago
Forgot to mention that this event is free to attend.

Violet - I couldn't find anything that told who the speakers were or topics. Do you know?

Here'a a link for the Nature Center.

Here is a link that might be useful: Springfield Conservation Nature Center
Violet_Z6
15 years ago
Can't believe this info isn't floating around somewhere online. I had to type it in!

10:00 - 10:45 Landscaping with Native Plants
Trisha Radford, area Biologist for SW MO, MO Dept of Conservation
See how using native plant species can provide a more natural landscape for personal enjoyment while benefiting wildlife.

11:00 - 11:45 Solving Wildlife Conflicts
James Dixon, Wildlife Damage Biologist, MO Dept of Conservation
Squirrels, groundhogs, & moles ruining your garden paradise? We'll discuss how to stop these and many other common garden pests from destroying your landscape.

12:00 - 12:45 Alien Species
Mike Skinner, Natural History Biologist, MO Dept of Conservation
Learn to identify many non-native plant species and discover how they threaten your native flora.

1:00 - 1:45 Butterfly and Hummingbird Gardens
Ruby Ball, Volunteer Naturalist
Learn ways to use native plants to attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

2:00 - 2:45 Rain, Rain Go... into my plant beds!
Ronda Headland, MO Dept of Conservation Community Conservationist
Have a boggy spot in your yard that just won't dry? Erosion issues? How about a ditch that you're tired of mowing? Attend this session and learn how native plants can address all these issues and more!

Plant Sale from 9:00am - 4:00pm

Here is a link that might be useful: News-Leader Article
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