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Welcome to Garden-Lou!
St. Louis is a showcase of spectacular gardens, both public and private, a mecca for annual garden tours and events, and a hotbed of horticultural and floral design talent, from amateur to professional.…
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Road Trip Garden-Hawai‘i Tropical Botanical Garden
Pāpa’ikou, Hawaii When our long, red-eye flight finally landed in Kona on the Big Island, the people beside the windows raised the shades. I caught the eye of the woman across the aisle…
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December Tree of the Month-Japanese Cedar
Remember that one handsome boy back in high school? You know the type: great hair and smile. Drove a Mustang. Snappy dresser, outgoing, personable … surrounded by friends and admirers. Most likely, he…
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December Shrub of the Month-Dwarf Japanese Cedar
It’s unique, evergreen, slow-growing, low-maintenance, and, to top it all off, cute. Are you tired of the cookie-cutter evergreens around your foundation? You know those shrubs, the standard yews or boxwoods, perhaps a…
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December Perennial of the Month-English Ivy
The Holly and the Ivy Christmas carol seems to be a bit one-sided in the lyrics. It’s more about the holly, who, according to the lyrics, “…of all the trees that are in…
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A Garden-Lou Visit to Dave Zettler’s Cozy Christmas Cottage
A Garden-Lou Visit to Dave Zettler’s Cozy Christmas Cottage If you admired the Christmas tree on this November/December’s issue of St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles magazine or attended last year’s Cardinal Glennon Deck…
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Lafayette Square Holiday Parlor Tour-2024
The first Lafayette Square Holiday Tour was held in 1978, back when the square was just starting to emerge from a dark, forgotten, highly avoided neighborhood. Thanks to the passion, persistence, and gumption…
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Highlights of the Old Town Florissant Christmas House Tour-2024
Founded in 1786 to the northwest of St. Louis, this thriving suburban city boasts a historic district full of charm, century homes, and during the holidays, plenty of Christmas cheer. If you missed…
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November Tree of the Month-Pawpaw
What happens when someone with four paws, finds a pawpaw? The Lewis and Clark expedition first brought pawpaw, Asimina triloba, to the attention of the early European settlers. Historians state the expedition’s famished…
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November Vine of the Month-Boston Ivy
In lieu of a shrub, this month we highlight a woody vine. Want a fun way to spend an entire afternoon? Open Google and type “Are climbing vines good or bad for your…
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November Perennial of the Month-Reed Grass
It’s the time of year when our gardening design focus changes from flowers and succession of blooms to winter interest that will have to last for the next four to five months. (Insert…
