Author: Ruth Oldenburg

Celebrate Earth Week – April 19–25

Earth Day is April 22 and Arbor Day is April 24 so let’s Celebrate EARTH WEEK! Wild Ones River City Offers You Ways to Celebrate the Earth Consider reading/reviewing/watching: Bringing Nature Home or Nature’s Best Hope by Doug Tallamy The article Gardening For Life by Tallamy Nature’s Best Hope video (1 hr. 23 min.) Doug Tallamy in His […] Continue reading "Celebrate Earth Week – April 19–25"

Natives to Know – Twinleaf

NATIVES TO KNOW Twinleaf, Jeffersonia diphylla by Ruth Oldenburg, WORC Communication Chair One of the things I look forward to after Winter is the blooming of my favorite Spring ephemeral, Jeffersonia diphylla. This uncommon plant is known as Twinleaf, as its dark green basal leaves are divided into symmetrical lobes that look as if they are […] Continue reading "Natives to Know – Twinleaf"

Wild Ones Awarded $19,000 Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 11, 2020  For more information or an interview contact:  Elaine Krizenesky, National Office Director 920-730-3986 [email protected]    Wild Ones is Awarded $19,000 Stanley Smith Trust Grant for  “Practical Garden Designs for Native Beauty” Project  NEENAH, WI – Wild Ones Natural Landscapers, Ltd., an environmental nonprofit, has received a $19,000 grant from […] Continue reading "Wild Ones Awarded $19,000 Grant"