Events in the Lou!
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Pond-O-Rama 2022
The St. Louis Water Garden Society’s 2022 tour boasted 30 gardens over two days on June 25th-26th. This self-guided, St. Louis metro area tour offered gardens from Union to Wentzville, south county to…
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St. Louis Master Gardener 2022 Garden Tour
The 2022 St. Louis Master Gardener Garden Tour featured 10 amazing gardens around the St. Louis metro area. The tour on June 12th, was organized by the Community Outreach Committee for St. Louis…
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Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Area Garden Tour-2022
Sponsored by the Madison County Extension Education Foundation and supported by the University of Illinois Master Gardeners, the tour offers 8 garden areas in Madison County, Illinois, June 10-11th. Enjoy the highlights of…
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Lafayette Square-Square in Bloom Garden Tour and Antique Fair-2022!
Where do you go for gardens full of character in styles ranging from contemporary, to classic, to quirky and everything in between? Lafayette Square’s Annual Square in Bloom and Antique Fair is BACK!…
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St. Clair County-Gardens in Bloom Tour 2022
Eight beautiful gardens in Belleville, Swansea and Fairview Heights, Illinios were featured Friday, June 3rd-Saturday June 4th, with a raffle and gardener’s market. University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners served as hosts. Produced…
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Missouri Botanical Garden Orchid Show Flashback!
As St. Louis eagerly awaits the opening of Missouri Botanical Garden’s Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center, we are deprived yet another year without the annual MBG Orchid Show. How can we possibly survive…
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The Christmas Displays of St. Louis 2021
Many thanks to those of you who sent in photos or gave tips for great displays around the Lou! Merry Christmas, St. Louis! I LOVE the theme in this Webster Groves front yard-If…
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Holiday Trees of St. Louis-2021
What plant geek doesn’t love a holiday with a tree as it’s central symbol? It’s Christmas Eve, 2021 and if you are still looking for some holiday spirit, taking in the festive holiday…
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Garden-Lou visits Garden Glow-Missouri Botanical Garden’s holiday light display
When your favorite botanical garden adds over one million lights to the already stunning grounds, the result is pure holiday magic! The 1.3-mile route takes you from the front entrance, through the Gladney…
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A Conversation with Laura Thake-Creator of Holiday Light Hopping
St Louis is a great town, not only for gardens but for how people deck them out during the holidays. I recently talked with Laura Thake, the creator of my favorite website this…
