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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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September Tree of the Month-Eastern hop hornbeam
Commonly called Eastern hop-hornbeam, or American hop hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana is a deciduous tree native to the forests of Eastern North America south to Mexico. In the wild, it lives as an understory…
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September Shrub of the Month-St. John’s wort
The genus Hypericum includes 490 species distributed around the globe. Part of this worldwide range is due to the prolific reproductive traits some species possess. Missouri records show 16 of these species, including…
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September Perennial of the Month-Garlic chive
One of the oldest continuously grown herb crops, this Southeast Asian native is well known as a culinary herb. Still, many great cooks may not know that garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) are a…
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Road Trip Destination-Humboldt Redwood State Park/Avenue of the Giants
Humboldt County, California Among the expansive realm of “Plant-Geeks” are the esteemed “Tree-Geeks.” Those of us who love an exotic orchid, native coneflower, or the latest hosta, but start salivating at the sight…
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Road Trip Garden-Humboldt Botanical Garden
Eureka, California Located on the campus of the College of the Redwoods, Humboldt Botanical Garden is a 44.5-acre site south of Eureka near Humboldt Bay. Organized by a small group of volunteers in…
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August Tree of the Month-Swamp White Oak
Soaring up to 60 ’ and living up to 300 years, the swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor, is one of Missouri’s grandest native trees. Like other oaks in the White Group, it has…
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August Shrub of the Month-Dapple Willow
Look at the photo above…A soft spring breeze whispering through those pretty branches is like seeing a supermodel with her hair blowing in the breeze for a shampoo ad. The dapple willow, Salix…
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August Perennial of the Month-Tickseed
One of the most commonly used native perennials is Coreopsis, commonly called tickseed. Multiple species of coreopsis are native to Missouri and beyond, along with dozens of cultivars that have hit the market…
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Garden-Lou Spotlight on the Sue & Andy Leahy Garden
Picture a hummingbird hovering at a Cardinal flower, its wings a blur but its intent direct and defined against the scarlet native plant. That was the “A-Ha” moment when Sue Leahy realized the…
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A Summer Visit to the Garden of Bruce and Chick Buehrig
Bellerive Acres, Mo Long-time readers will remember the Winter visit to the Buehrig Garden after a light snow in 2022. A Winter Visit to the Garden of Bruce and Chick Buehrig – The…
