… is a presentation I’m giving tonight at Thomas Dunn Learning Center.

Following is the text on the handout I’m giving out. It consists of links to get more information, my contact information, Works Cited and resources for learning more.

Coming soon: Look for a link to the slide show when I can get it online.

Resource handout for “Intro to Pollinator Gardens”

My contact information:

Carolyn Hasenfratz Winkelmann
chdesign@att.net
chasenfratz.com/wp

Starter Help

Audubon “Find Bird-Friendly Native Plants” online app. Search by Zip Code. https://www.audubon.org/native-plants

Brightside St. Louis https://www.brightsidestl.org/what-we-do/pollinator-conservation/pollinators-in-peril/

Grow Native! https://grownative.org/

Journey North https://journeynorth.org/

MDC https://mdc.mo.gov/magazines/xplor/2017-03/how-plant-pollinator-paradise

Monarch Watch https://www.monarchwatch.org/

Missourians for Monarchs https://moformonarchs.org/

Project Pollinator https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plan-your-visit/family-of-attractions/butterfly-house/learn-discover-at-the-butterfly-house-/project-pollinator

STL County Pollinator Pantry Guide https://gatewaygardener.com/pollinators/2020-pollinator-planting-guide-expanded-plant-list

St. Louis Wild Ones https://stlwildones.org/

Gardening reference sites I use a lot:

Dave’s Garden https://davesgarden.com/

MU Extension University of Missouri https://extension.missouri.edu/

Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/plantfindersearch.aspx

Missouri Conservationist Magazine https://mdc.mo.gov/missouri-conservationist

Missouri Department of Conservation https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide – I recommend the field guide in particular for help with identification.

Mother Earth News https://www.motherearthnews.com/

My Garden Pinterest boards
Personal https://www.pinterest.com/chasenfratz/gardening/
Schnarr’s Hardware https://www.pinterest.com/schnarrdware/

Schnarr’s Hardware Blog Planting Calendar https://schnarrsblog.com/calendar/ – I made this when I worked for Schnarr’s Hardware using data for the St. Louis are from the When to Plant App published by Mother Earth News. I don’t edit it any more but I set the planting times to reoccur every year for as long as the site lasts, I hope.

Tom Volk’s Fungi https://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/

The Gateway Gardener https://gatewaygardener.com/

What’s That Bug https://www.whatsthatbug.com/

Works Cited and Further Information

Bulletin, Missouri Botannical Garden.
— “Garden With A Purpose.” Bulletin, Summer 2018, pp. 10-13.
— “Nature for All. Nature Forever.” Bulletin, Spring 2025, pp. 6-12.
— “Protecting Native Plant Species in Missouri.” Bulletin, Summer 2018, p. 6.
— “Restoring Nature.” Bulletin, Winter 2017-2018, pp. 14-15.

Burton, Robert and Stephen W. Kress. The Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher. Thunder Bay Press, 1999.

Conservation Federation.
— Eagan, Elizabeth. “Royal Voyagers of the Sky.” Conservation Federation, May 2021, pp. 34-35.
— Jenkins, Jason. “All Efforts Great and Small.” Conservation Federation, July 2017, p. 40.
— Missouri State Parks. “State Parks Encourage Pollinator Populations.” Conservation Federation, July 2017, pp. 50-51.
— Nemecek, Mary. “Missouri Native Bees: Important Pollinators.” Conservation Federation, July 2017, pp. 42-43.

Feltwell, John. The Naturalists Garden. Templar Publishing, 1987.

Houdret, Jessica. Practical Herb Garden: A comprehensive A-Z directory and gardener’s guide to growing herbs successfully. Hermes House, 1999, 2003.

Marlos, Daniel (Bugman). WhatsThatBug.com, 2024, whatsthatbug.com. Accessed 22 April, 2025.

Missouri Botanical Garden, www.missouribotanicalgarden.org.

Missouri Bumblebee ATLAS Project, MoBumblebeeAtlas.org

Missouri Conservationist.
— Archer, Larry. “Prairie on the Patio.” Missouri Conservationist, February 2024, pp. 16-21.
— “Ask MDC.” Missouri Conservationist, March 2025, p. 7.
— “Ask MDC.” Missouri Conservationist, January 2021, p. 6.
— “Ask MDC.” Missouri Conservationist, July 2018, p. 6.
— “Ask MDC.” Missouri Conservationist, July 2020, p. 6.
— “Ask MDC.” Missouri Conservationist, September 2017, p. 7.
— Briggler, Malissa. “Violets of Missouri.” Missouri Conservationist, March 2025, pp. 16-21.
— Brunette, Lisa. “Garden of Eatin’.” Missouri Conservationist, April 2025, pp. 16-21.
— Buback, Steve and Alex Morphew. “Chasing the Buzz.” Missouri Conservationist, February 2024, pp. 10-15.
— Chasteen, Bonnie. “Insects in Need.” Missouri Conservationist, May 2021, pp. 22-27.
— Chasteen, Bonnie. “Mead’s Milkweed Recovery”. Missouri Conservationist, July 2021, p. 4.
— Dentner, Holly. “1 Bought Native Plants… Now What?” Missouri Conservationist, September 2022, pp. 10-16.
— “Get Outside in April.” Missouri Conservationist, April 2025, pp. 22-27.
— “Get Outside in January.” Missouri Conservationist, January 2025, p. 4.
— “Get Outside in June.” Missouri Conservationist, June 2024, pp. 28-29.
— “Missouri’s Least Wanted.” Missouri Conservationist, April 2020, p. 8.
— Paothong, Noppadol, “Black Swallowtail Butterflies.” Missouri Conservationist, June 2018, pp. 10-17.
— Paothong, Noppadol, “From Big-Eyed to Beautiful.” Missouri Conservationist, July 2020, pp. 10-21.
— Paothong, Noppadol. “Giant Swallowtail Approaches Prairie Blazing Star.” Missouri Conservationist, June 2024, p. 25.
— Paothong, Noppadol. “Hummingbird.” Missouri Conservationist, February 2020, p. 11.
— Paothong, Noppadol. “Spring Beauty.” Missouri Conservationist, March 2025, p. 26.
— Paothong, Noppadol and Chris Barnhart. “Regal Fritallary: Tending to the Queen of the Prairie.” Missouri Conservationist, March 2025, pp. 17-27.
— Seek, Matt. “The Butterfly Effect.” Missouri Conservationist, September 2017, pp. 10-16.
— “The Birds and the Bees.” Missouri Conservationist, February 2020, pp. 10-27.
— “The Mints: Fresh Breath for Pollinators.” Missouri Conservationist, March 2024, pp. 28-29.
— Van Dien, Dianne. “Marvelous Mosses.” Missouri Conservationist, April 2025, pp. 22-27.
— Van Dien, Dianne. “Nature’s Monetary Ripples.” Missouri Conservationist, January 2025, p. 4.
— “Wild Guide.” Missouri Conservationist, April 2025, p. 32.
— Zarlenga, Dan. “Spreading Life in the Darkness.” Missouri Conservationist, May 2020, pp. 10-15.

MU Extension University of Missouri, https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/urban-entomology/pest-identification-and-images/bees-and-wasps

Newbury, Tim. Great Garden Designs. Reader’s Digest, 2005.

Roth, Sally. Attracting Butterflies & Hummingbirds to Your Backyard. Rodale, 2001.

Tallamy, Dr. Doug https://www.udel.edu/faculty-staff/experts/douglas-tallamy/ – Professor, author, speaker. One of the most widely cited people on the importance of invertebrate conservation and the food web. If you want to hear him interviewed on podcasts here is a helpful search I did on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/search/Dr.%20Doug%20Tallamy/podcastAndEpisodes I know there are more because I just listened to one but this is a start.

The Gateway Gardener.
— “Bird/Plant Matchmaker.” Gateway Gardener, October 2017, p. 17.
— Woodbury, Scott. “A Spoonful of Sugar May Help the Honeysuckle Go Down.” Gateway Gardener, October 2017, p. 18.
— Woodbury, Scott. “Gardens with Environmental Benefits.” Gateway Gardener, Summer 2020, pp. 10-11.
— Woodbury, Scott. “Wild Vines I Have Loved.” Gateway Gardener, Winter 23-24, pp. 12-13

“2020 Planting Guide for a Successful 3-Season Pollinator Pantry Garden”, Saint Louis County Parks, gatewaygardener.com/pollinators/2020-pollinator-planting-guide-expanded-plant-list, Accessed 23 April 2025.

Wallis, Randy. “Syrphid Fly”. Missouri Conservationist, September 2017, p. 7.

Winkelmann, Carolyn Hasenfratz.
— “A New Beginning in a New Garden.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2018, https://schnarrsblog.com/new-beginning-new-garden/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “Beneficial Insects in the Garden”, Lime Green News, 2014, http://limegreennews.com/beneficial_insects.html. Accessed 13 April 2025.
— “Black Soldier Flies are Powerful Allies for Humans.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2022, https://schnarrsblog.com/black-soldier-flies-are-powerful-allies-for-humans/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “Create an Indoor Water Garden”, Lime Green News, 2010, http://www.limegreennews.com/indoor_water_garden.html. Accessed 13 April 2025.
— “Disguise Problem Spots with Containers.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2017, schnarrsblog.com/disguise-problem-spots-with-containers/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “Fall Garden Cleanup.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2015, schnarrsblog.com/fall-garden-cleanup/. Accessed 13 April 2025.
— “Gardening for the Birds.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2015, schnarrsblog.com/gardening-for-the-birds/. Accessed 13 April 2025.
— “How Much is a Tree Worth.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2018, https://schnarrsblog.com/much-tree-worth/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “Is That a Weed.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2019, https://schnarrsblog.com/is-that-a-weed/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “Landscape Plan Drawing – Practice Rendering Symbols.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2020, schnarrsblog.com/landscape-plan-drawing-practice-rendering-symbols/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “Luminous Decor with Flameless Candles: Idea #1.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2015, https://schnarrsblog.com/luminous-decor-with-flameless-candles-idea-1/ Accessed 13 April 2025.
— “Making a Pollinator House – Part 1.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2015, schnarrsblog.com/making-a-pollinator-house-part-1/. Accessed 13 April 2025.
— “Make a Pollinator House – Part 2.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2016, schnarrsblog.com/make-a-pollinator-house-part-2/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance Campaign to Promote Rainscaping in the St. Louis Missouri Metro Area.” Carolyn Hasenfratz Design, 2020, www.chasenfratz.com/wp/4018-2/. Accessed 15 April 2025.
— “Plant Milkweed Now to Help Monarchs.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2015, schnarrsblog.com/plant-milkweed-now-to-help-monarchs/. Accessed 15 April 2025.
— “Seed Saving and Trading.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2016, schnarrsblog.com/seed-saving-and-trading/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “Some Favorite Easy-to-Grow Plants.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2016, schnarrsblog.com/some-favorite-easy-to-grow-plants/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “The Right Plant in the Right Place.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2019, schnarrsblog.com/right-plant-right-place/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “Tips for Removing Invasive Honeysuckle.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2017, https://schnarrsblog.com/tips-removing-invasive-honeysuckle/. Accessed 16 April 2025.
— “Upcycled Butterfly Feeder.” Schnarr’s Hardware Company, 2015, schnarrsblog.com/upcycled-butterfly-feeder/. Accessed 13 April 2025.