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August Shrub of the Month-Crape myrtle
It happens every summer. I get emails or phone calls asking, “What’s that big bush with the pink flowers on the corner of….” The reaction is usually surprise when I say it’s a…
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August Tree of the Month-Willow oak
There is an oak for just about every location. The diverse genus, Quercus, has a range of species that prefer high and dry, or low and wet. One that will tolerate a more…
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Garden-Lou visits the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area Sunflower Fields
Bees love them, birds love them, but what the Missouri Department of Conservation people didn’t realize, is that people love them too! Sunflowers have to the happiest flowers on the planet. Just look…
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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…
