Maintaining Native Plant Gardens

Whether a school, a community garden, or your own backyard, native gardens need tending and maintenance. 

In this program, we’ll cover native ground covers and other design elements to minimize maintenance time. A seasonal maintenance schedule is included in the presentation, and we’ll discuss invasive plants and aggressive natives, helping you make decisions about when to allow native volunteers to prosper and when to pull. 

Join us to learn about how to keep your native plant garden looking great!

The presenter for this program is Betty Struckhoff:

Betty is a native Missourian and an active member of Wild Ones Natural Landscapers. She has helped create native landscapes in local parks, other public spaces, and private gardens and is a winner of the St. Louis Post Dispatch "Best Native Garden" contest.

She volunteers with the Master Gardeners Speakers' Bureau, the Museum of Transportation, and the Bring Conservation Home (BCH) program. Her home landscape is certified "Platinum" in the BCH program.

Betty has been a Master Gardener since 1999 and has served on the Master Gardeners Advisory Committee.

This class is in partnership with Wild Ones St Charles Area Chapter, a nonprofit organization designed to promote the understanding of native plants, their benefits, and what they can provide for the environment both in private as well as public areas of landscaping.