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June Tree of the Month-Shellbark Hickory
During a recent trip to the University of Missouri (Mizzou) campus, I couldn’t help but notice the abundance of shellbark hickories, Carya laciniosa. These trees are striking and large, with deep green leaves…
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June Shrub of the Month-Big Leaf Hydrangea
Even if you aren’t a plant-geek, it’s impossible not to notice-those shrubs brimming with huge blue or pink blooms, like a set from a Hollywood movie. You know the oneā¦there’s a big Victorian…
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June Perennial of the Month-Yarrow
Yarrow was one of the first perennials I ever tried. A friend gave me a healthy clump of Achillea millefolium, and I gave it a place of honor in my white garden-in-the-making. It…
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Highlights from the Lafayette Square Spring Home and Garden Tour-2025
The 56th Lafayette Square Spring Home and Garden Tour took place June 7th and 8th in and around the historic St. Louis neighborhood surrounding Lafayette Park. 12 properties were included on this year’s…
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Garden Vignettes Garden Tour Highlights
The Plant America FGCM East Central District Garden Tour on June 7th, featured 10 member gardens in Webster Groves, Town & Country, Fenton, Sunset Hills, Melville, and Oakville, Missouri. Proceeds go toward the…
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Garden-Lou Spotlights Kathie Soehngen
Oakville, Missouri Garden-Lou had the recent pleasure of meeting with Kathie Soehngen in the Oakville Garden she’s created, nurtured, and enjoyed with her husband, Jim for over 49 years. The Soehngen Garden will…
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May Tree of the Month-Kousa Dogwood
After our native dogwoods, Cornus florida, April Tree of the Month-Dogwood, finish blooming, the kousa dogwoods take the stage. Cornus kousa (syn. Benthamidia japonica) is native to Japan, Korea, and China and can…
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May Shrub of the Month-Deutzia
Deutzia is not a well-known shrub among most homeowners or average gardeners. I had never heard of it before until I started taking plant ID classes. It didn’t seem like anything special, until…
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May Perennial of the Month-False Indigo
One of the most striking native perennials for our area is the false indigos. Baptisia australis, with its royal purple blooms, and Baptisia sphaerocarpa, with its sunny yellow flowers, are both so structural…
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Road Trip Garden-Sadie Seymour Botanical Garden
Kona, Hawaii Sadie Seymour Botanical Garden is adjacent to the Kona Education Center in Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii. The lush 1.5-acre garden was created by landscape architect Scott Seymour and…
