May 10, 2024, 5:30-8:00pm, Missouri Botanical Garden

Taste more than 250 wines, both international and domestic, while enjoying live music and a beautiful spring evening in the Garden. 

Wine specialists from Schnucks are available to answer questions and guide your sampling experience. Special case pricing is also available for wines sampled. 

Ages 21 and older

Grapes in the Garden is a rain-or-shine event. In the case of inclement weather, please plan accordingly. 

Celebrate the lush beauty of blooming cherry trees (sakura) by sipping sake. Specialists will be on hand to guide your sake sampling adventure. Attendees will receive a keepsake tasting cup and will have the rare opportunity to explore the Japanese Garden's Teahouse Island. Seven samples are included with admission. Additional sake and traditional Japanese cuisine will be available for purchase.

For guests age 21 and older. 

April 5, 2024

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Missouri Botanical Garden

After a hiatus in 2021 and 2022 while the new Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center was under construction, the Orchid Show will be held in the brand-new Emerson Conservatory.

For most of the year, the Garden’s permanent orchid collection lives in greenhouses, where they are cared for by horticulture staff. Then, each winter, they migrate to the Orchid Show, where visitors can see them while they are in bloom.

The Missouri Botanical Garden grows about 1,000 poinsettias for its Holiday Floral Show.

Each fall, the Japanese Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden lights up with vibrant fall colors. The diverse tree canopy creates a picturesque foliage, but another autumnal highlight is the cascading mums in the Pring Dry Garden. 

About the plant: Chrysanthemum is a genus of plants containing about 40 species. They originate in the Far East, mostly in China. They have been grown in cultivation for over 3,500 years.