Feature Gardens in the Lou!
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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…
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Garden-Lou Visits Confluence Farms
Some people complain about how things are–then there are the people who stand up and do something about it. Sometimes these people are right under your nose … or around the corner. In…
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Garden-Lou visits Chris and Dana Smejkal
When it comes to home ownership, it seems there are two groups: ‘New House People’ and ‘Old House People’. The house centered in the Smejkal garden was built in the 1920s, and being…
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Garden-Lou Visits Martha LaFata
It’s logical for someone who scouts gardens for Missouri Botanical Garden’s triannual garden tour to have an expert eye for detail, quality, and creativity combined with plant knowledge. Besides being on tour herself,…
