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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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July Tree of the Month-American Linden
The American linden, or basswood tree, Tilia americana, is one of our largest native shade trees. Naturally found on slopes, at the base of bluffs, or along streams, when planted in a park-like…
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July Shrub of the Month-Bottlebrush buckeye
Native to the south and eastern regions of St. Louis, bottlebrush buckeye, Aesculus parviflora, tolerates the soil and weather extremes of St. Louis well. Add to that the large, showy flowers, shade tolerance,…
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July Perennial of the Month-Russian sage
Spring is over, the heat and drought have arrived, and many gardens are starting to show some wear and tear. After the peonies, iris, and other Act I seasonal favorites, Act II begins,…
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Pond-O-Rama 2022
The St. Louis Water Garden Society’s 2022 tour boasted 30 gardens over two days on June 25th-26th. This self-guided, St. Louis metro area tour offered gardens from Union to Wentzville, south county to…
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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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St. Louis Master Gardener 2022 Garden Tour
The 2022 St. Louis Master Gardener Garden Tour featured 10 amazing gardens around the St. Louis metro area. The tour on June 12th, was organized by the Community Outreach Committee for St. Louis…
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June Perennial of the Month-Cranesbill geranium
In 2015 Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’ was voted Perennial Plant Association’s Plant of the Year. Even without the title, gardeners have loved this perennial for years, and I can’t imagine my garden without…
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June Shrub of the Month-Elderberry
If ever there were a Cinderella story in the plant world, it would have to be Sambucus canadensis, more commonly known as elderberry. This native was considered a weed by the average Joe…
