Feature Gardens in the Lou!
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Road Trip Garden-Elandan Gardens
Bremerton, Washington Bonsai is for lovers of the twisted and the ancient, for those passionate about illusion and the art form side of craft. Bonsai is a combination of art and horticulture in…
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March Tree of the Month-Star magnolia
Magnolia season is the start of the ‘big show’ in St. Louis regarding spring blooming trees. The first magnolia that takes the spotlight is the star magnolia, Magnolia stellata. Like their other deciduous cousins,…
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Road Trip Garden-Oregon Garden
Silverton, Oregon You know you are in Oregon when, instead of field after field of corn and soybeans, you drive through field after field of nursery stock. Oregon has 37,200 farms and ranches…
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A Winter Visit to the Garden of Martha LaFata
Martha LaFata’s one-acre garden becomes an enchanting wonderland after snow. This is why when Mother Nature finally delivered our first real snow for the season on February 16th, I rushed over to Martha’s…
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Road Trip Garden-Butchart Gardens
Brentwood Bay, BC, Canada Jennie Butchart had a problem. The old spent limestone quarry that supplied her husband’s cement plant was an eyesore. So, Jennie got the crazy idea of turning it into…
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Road Trip Garden-Portland Japanese Garden
Portland, Oregon The outstanding Japanese Garden at Missouri Botanical Garden has spoiled many St. Louisans, myself included. In all my wanderings, it remained THE top Japanese Garden I’ve ever had the pleasure of…
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Garden-Lou Visits the Garden of Craig and Diana Plahn
How would you describe the perfect garden? It would be different for everyone but might include mature trees or plenty of Japanese maples. You may be into conifers and would have an abundance…
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Garden-Lou Spotlights Samantha Lee Smugala
Samantha Lee Smugala loves problem-solving. St. Louis has a few problems, … one being the many vacant lots that dot city neighborhoods. “I realized the significant harm communities suffer when they are riddled…
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Garden-Lou Spotlights the Garden of Bill and Colleen Brannan
It’s the type of water feature that’s heard before it’s seen. Imagine a narrow, hosta-lined walk that leads you toward the sound of water cascading over stones, building anticipation with every step. Once…
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Garden-Lou Spotlights the Garden of Mary Howard and Tom Sauls
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We’ve all heard that phrase before. Add to that list ‘Reimagine’ and ‘Redefine,’ which is exactly what the dynamic duo of Mary Howard and Tom Sauls do in their Dittmer…
