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June Shrub of the Month-New Jersey Tea
New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) is one of those plants that seems to be overlooked. I’m not sure why it’s not more common in the trade since most of its traits seem to…
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June Perennial of the Month-Lily
I cannot picture summer without true lilies. (Lilium spp.) True lilies, not to be confused with daylilies (Hemerocallis sp.), are bulbs. And for most gardeners, bulbs=easy. Honestly, you plant them in the ground…
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Missouri Botanical Garden’s St. Louis Garden Tour-2024
Sunday, June 9th the Missouri Botanical Garden hosted its tri-annual garden tour. Eleven private gardens were featured around the St. Louis metro area. Enjoy! Gene’s Garden Casa-Glendale Secret U City Garden-University City Italianate…
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Garden-Lou Spotlights the Garden of Marty and Bridget Koenig
Starting a career in landscaping at 62 might sound crazy, but for Marty, it was a natural transition after teaching for 38 years. Now at 72, the self-taught designer and keen plantsman has…
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Highlights of the 2024 St. Louis Native Plant Tour
Bring Conservation Home & Wild Ones, St. Louis Chapter hosted the St. Louis Native Plant Tour on May 18th. Eleven gardens participated in the 2024 tour that centered around southwest St. Louis City and…
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Garden-Lou Spotlights the Garden of Nathan Urben and Phil Mueller
There’s something for everyone in Nathan Urben and Phil Mueller’s Winchester Garden—a botanical candy shop abundant with flavor and color. Layers of texture and color weave throughout the lush space, creating floral vignettes…
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Garden-Lou Spotlights the Garden of Jesse Gilbertson
The magic and mystery of the woods from Jesse Gilbertson’s childhood initially drew him into the bonsai world. Mature trees, gnarly trunks, delicate moss…it’s all there, just in miniature, much like a ship…
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April Shrub of the Month-Lilac
Growing up, we had an old-fashioned lilac bush along our chain-link fence. It was over 8′ tall with a vase-like shape and branches that arched over the fence into our neighbor Mary’s yard.…
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April Perennial of the Month-Siberian bugloss/Brunnera
Few perennials bloom in spring as long as Siberian bugloss or Brunnera. (Brunnera spp. & cvs.) The charming blue flowers are as blue as one can get in the garden, especially in the…
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A Winter Visit to the Garden of Martha LaFata
Martha LaFata’s one-acre garden becomes an enchanting wonderland after snow. This is why when Mother Nature finally delivered our first real snow for the season on February 16th, I rushed over to Martha’s…
