Feature Gardens in the Lou!
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Garden-Lou visits The Gardens at SIUE
Nestled in the Edwardsville campus of Southern Illinois University are 36 serene acres of gardens, water features, and trails. Formally the Donal Myer Arboretum, in 2004, the Arboretum became The Gardens at SIUE…
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Garden-Lou visits the Transgender Memorial Garden
Sometimes, and almost always by accident, you find something extraordinary and beautiful. I happened upon one of these moments in the Benton Park West neighborhood while pulling honeyvine milkweed (Ampelamus albidus) off a…
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Garden-Lou visits Rustic Roots Sanctuary
Something is growing in Spanish Lake. You might have heard of Columbia Bottom Conservation Area and the annual sunflower fields there. Maybe you’ve heard the new Nation Personnel Records Center now calls Spanish…
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Garden-Lou visits Robert Weaver
He’s the man that brings us the local garden magazine filled with expert advice and industry news, but what happens when the focus is turned around to Robert Weaver, editor, publisher, and owner…
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Garden-Lou visits Robert Henson
Robert Henson’s passions are not apparent from the front of his south county home. One glance at his backyard, however, makes it all clear. Water. And lots of it. Layered throughout the yard…
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Garden-Lou visits Chandan Mahanta
Chandan Mahanta is a keen observer. This is apparent from the first moment you pull off the rural, winding road, and the exceptional house Chan designed rises high above an incredible prairie full…
