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Garden-Lou Spotlight on Patricia and Charlie Hoffman
Lafayette Square, St. Louis, Mo It’s a dilemma that many people face as kids grow up and move out, leaving empty-nesters with a house that suddenly is too big. For avid gardeners, the…
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Highlights from the 2026 Pond-O-Rama Tour!
With 23 hosts over the two-day event, Pond-O-Rama is the cheery on top of the St. Louis garden tour season cake! There’s something for everyone on this tour where creativity and personality shine,…
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Highlights from the Lafayette Square Home and Garden Tour-2026
Lafayette Square-St. Louis, Mo Lafayette Square is a historic St. Louis neighborhood known for its beautiful park and grand homes. Maintaining the park and the neighborhood is an expensive, never-ending task, but a…
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Highlights from the St. Louis Native Plant Tour
Sunday, May 17th, 2026 The Wild Ones St. Louis chapter and Bring Conservation Home partnered to present the annual St. Louis Native Plant Garden Tour once again last Sunday. The self-guided tour featured…
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A Garden-Lou Visit with Frank and Jane Myers
A quick overall glance of Frank and Jane Myers’ backyard garden reveals beauty, color, and a designer’s eye, but only the most curious visitor will spot the bashful cherub under the asters, the…
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A Garden-Lou Visit with Larry and Marian McCord
There are no words that can bring comfort during a parent’s worst nightmare-a child’s suicide. No words can describe the pain. No answers to the thousands of questions that arise after such a…
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Highlights from 2025 Pond-O-Rama!
Pond-O-Rama is undoubtedly the biggest annual garden tour in the St. Louis area. 2025 was the 25th anniversary of this event, with 29 hosts spread over the metro region from House Springs to…
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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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A Garden-Lou visit to the new Oertli Family Hardy Plant Nursery with Derek Lyle
Imagine being a world-class botanical garden with staff collecting rare and endangered plants and seeds from all over the planet to conserve and protect them for future generations. Imagine that same garden with…
