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June Tree of the Month-Japanese tree lilac
Perhaps you’ve noticed an unusual tree along streets or in parking lots with huge creamy-white flowers? This relative newcomer is Syringa reticulata, commonly known as Japanese tree lilac, and it’s not your grandmother’s lilac.…
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Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Area Garden Tour-2022
Sponsored by the Madison County Extension Education Foundation and supported by the University of Illinois Master Gardeners, the tour offers 8 garden areas in Madison County, Illinois, June 10-11th. Enjoy the highlights of…
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Lafayette Square-Square in Bloom Garden Tour and Antique Fair-2022!
Where do you go for gardens full of character in styles ranging from contemporary, to classic, to quirky and everything in between? Lafayette Square’s Annual Square in Bloom and Antique Fair is BACK!…
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St. Clair County-Gardens in Bloom Tour 2022
Eight beautiful gardens in Belleville, Swansea and Fairview Heights, Illinios were featured Friday, June 3rd-Saturday June 4th, with a raffle and gardener’s market. University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners served as hosts. Produced…
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A Spring Visit to Missouri Botanical Garden
It’s been one outstanding spring in St. Louis this year. At Missouri Botanical Garden, things are looking beautiful as we head into late spring and anticipate the grand opening of the new Jack…
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May Tree of the Month-Fringe tree
The redbuds are done, the dogwoods are fading, and the magnolias are long gone … time for one of the most underused trees to shine-the fringe tree, Chionanthus virginicus. Fringe tree is a…
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May Shrub of the Month-Weigela
Remember when every well-landscaped yard used a purple-leafed barberry shrub? (Usually planted right next to a globe blue spruce or a yellow-tipped conifer) Plant lovers wanted that beautiful burgundy color, but like most…
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May Perennial of the Month-Iris
The fleur de lis is a stylized iris flower, and so this month, we pay homage to the symbol of St. Louis-the noble Iris. Iris flowers symbolize power, with the three parts representing…
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April Perennial of the Month-Virginia bluebells
I like to think of Virginia bluebells-Mertensia virginica, as misguided college kids who spend their spring break in St. Louis instead of Florida. Most of the year, they are off somewhere else (brushing…
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April Shrub of the Month-Tree peony
Most gardeners are familiar with the old-fashion herbaceous peonies, but once most newbie gardeners meet a tree peony, there is no going back. The name is misleading since tree peonies are not a…
