Feature Gardens in the Lou!
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Road Trip Garden-Gibbs Gardens
Ball Ground, GA About an hour north of Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gibb’s Gardens is a dream turned reality. Jim Gibbs, one of the founding members of Atlanta Botanical Garden, searched for the perfect…
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Road Trip Garden-Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta, GA Atlanta Botanical Garden began in 1976 with a group of civic-minded Atlantans and a small plot of display gardens. Fast-forward, and the beloved 30+ acre garden is about to expand again…
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Road Trip Garden-Morris Arboretum
Philadelphia, PA Another jewel in the ‘Pennsylvania Plant-Geek Paradise Region’ is Morris Arboretum. Compton, the summer home of brother and sister John and Lydia Morris in 1887, became the Morris Arboretum of the…
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Garden-Lou Spotlights the St. Louis Jewel Box Renovation
The St. Louis Jewel Box in Forest Park has undergone a major 'reboot'.
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Road Trip Garden-Chanticleer
Wayne, PA Chanticleer … even the name sounds magical. Of all the public botanical gardens in the U.S. I have seen, this one–so far, is my favorite. It’s deemed itself ‘a pleasure garden’,…
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Road Trip Garden-Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square, PA Longwood is one of THE best gardens in the U.S. and is known for displays that are over the top year-round. There is something for everyone, no matter your garden/nature…
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A Winter Visit to the Garden of Mike Curran
The term ‘Plant Collector’ conjures up images of plants in tidy rows or planted in botanically segregated groups, all with official labels…you don’t think “Garden.” That is until you visit the garden of…
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Garden-Lou Visits the Garden of Dawn and John Frierdich
Dawn and John Frierdich’s back garden might lack in size, but it makes up for its small scale with the three “C’s”, color, coziness, and creativity. Ample layers of color, unique details, and…
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Garden-Lou Visits DIG Annuals and Perennials
Tucked onto a 1/3 acre lot just steps away from the busy corner of Gravois and Arsenal is a quiet powerhouse of productivity, DIG Annuals and Perennials. The vacant lot was full of…
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Garden-Lou visits Tim and Mary Wanner
The sounds of birds, insects, frogs … all the sounds of nature that begin with one essential element–water. Tim and Mary Wanner moved into their west county home 21 years ago. “There was…
