Beth Williams’  Wildwood mainstay, Table Three, draws a menagerie of people from all walks to its cozy dining room. It’s a social melting pot that’s mirrored in the literal melting pot of Chef Andrew Simon’s kitchen.

“We’re very vested in the flavor profile—sweet, salty, fresh herbs, seasonal ingredients,” Williams says. “Table Three is an eclectic mix of contemporary American but with an emphasis on Asian, French, Southern and Italian cuisines.”

When the Missouri River is just a stone’s throw out your back windows, you make sure every room in the house takes advantage of the picturesque view. That is exactly what Washington natives Rich and Donna Speckhals did when designing their new home in downtown Washington.

Flexibility has to rank high on the list of designer Paige McClellan’s professional skills, as the story of this spectacular contemporary residence will demonstrate. 

Leigh Walker confesses to being a gambler. She’s been hooked for over 25 years. Her addiction began in 1990, three years after she and her husband built their West County home. It started with just a few free plants provided by neighbors. The odds of those plants surviving were no safe bet. To illustrate the length of the odds, Leigh spins the tale of two broken pick axes, destroyed simply by trying to get a mailbox post planted in the rocky, clay soil. If the obstacles where that forbidding to a tough metal spike with some manpower behind it, what chance did tender plant roots have?

If you lack a green thumb but pine for a lush landscape, try one of these easy-going plants. SLHL asked local landscapers to share plants that are resilient.

Built in 1882, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Linnean House is the oldest continuously operating public greenhouse west of the Mississippi River and is the only remaining greenhouse at the Garden that was built during Henry Shaw’s time. Designed by noted architect George I. Barnett, the Linnean House is named in honor of Carl Linnaeus, the “father of taxonomy,” a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who laid the foundation for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature.