Plant Geeks in the Lou!
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Garden-Lou Spotlights the Garden of Marcella Hawley
If one could be like Alice in Wonderland and shrink down to a tiny size, the perfect place to do it would be a particular Webster Groves garden. Imagine wandering about under lush,…
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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 Spotlight on Charlee Storner
Enchanting. Beautiful. Magic … three words to describe the holidays in St. Louis and why it’s become a Christmas Destination. Behind all the golden glitter and twinkling lights is a powerful combination of…
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A Conversation with Julie Hess, Senior Horticulturist at Missouri Botanical Garden
“Grok” Verb. To comprehend (something) fully in all details intuitively or empathetically. “A word for how I have designed over the years,” says Julie Hess, Annual Display Designer for the North Gardens at MBG.…
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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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A conversation with Deborah Lalumondier, Senior Horticulturist in the Climatron at Missouri Botanical Garden
She’s been watering, pruning, weeding, selecting plants, and dealing with pests in the Climatron for 40 years. But Deborah Lalulmondier will tell you, “I’m not the boss; I’m just bossy.” Deb retires at…
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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…
