Grow Native! Webinar: Native Cool-Season Grasses & Sedges for Landscaping, Forage, and Wildlife Benefits

Native cool-season grass and grass-like species rank among the most overlooked group of plants in native plantings. Join Elizabeth Hamilton-Steele for a webinar exploring what makes these species different from the more well-known warm-season grasses and wildflowers, including their photosynthetic pathways, seasons of growth, and tolerance for shade. The unique value of cool-season plants for forage, wildlife, and landscaping will also be discussed.

This free webinar, to be held via Zoom, will include a presentation and a live question-and-answer session. The webinar will be recorded, with a link to the recording sent to all registrants and posted to the MPF YouTube channel.

Elizabeth Hamilton-Steele is the Marketing Vice President with Hamilton Native Outpost in Elk Creek, Missouri. Hamilton Native Outpost raises, harvests, cleans, and sells native grass and wildflower seed, which is used in wildflower-meadow style landscaping, restoration of rare and declining habitats, wildlife and pollinator habitat, and forage for livestock. Hamilton Native Outpost has worked to restore many hundreds of acres of savanna, woodland, and glade, even implementing a special drone spreader to seed over top of the trees! Elizabeth graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in plant and soil science. In her free time, she enjoys being outside with her husband and three kiddos floating Ozark streams, gardening, and traveling.

Photo of Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus virginicus) by Mervin Wallace