Plant Geeks in the Lou!
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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,…
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Garden-Lou Visits Pat Hazen and John Moore
Pat Hazen and John Moore have lived in their secluded Belleville home for three years. One thing that helped sell the house was the view out of every window. Pat is an interior…
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Garden-Lou Visits Ginny Mueller
Ginny Mueller loves mornings in her garden to tweak and maintain things, but it’s the evenings spent enjoying the sounds of the waterfall and other fountains throughout her garden tucked into the woods…
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A Conversation with Dave Gunn
They say If you want to see the view at the top, you have to climb a hard hill. Dave Gunn knows all about hard climbs, but his “hard hills” are usually living…
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A Conversation with Gina Houska
When Gina Houska was a kid, she knew she not only wanted to be a mom but also an entrepreneur.Fast forward to 2021, and this mom of 2 has started her entrepreneurial adventure…
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A Garden-Lou conversation with plant-geek, Jesse Gilbertson.
University City is a diverse area of St. Louis known for The Loop. However, the 35-year-old non-profit organization, U. City in Bloom program, puts the city on every plant geek’s radar with its…
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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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A Conversation with Jennifer Smock
Jennifer Smock had some big shoes to fill when she replaced the late June Hutson as Manager of Missouri Botanical Garden’s Kemper Center Programs and Landscapes. “June was a beloved member of our…
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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…
