Lush gardens and anything and everything pertaining to landscaping.
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It all began 15 years ago with a lot of research and a garden hose. Oops, did we forget to mention a shovel? The hose was so Bob Henson could create the shape of the pond he was about to dig...
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Lori Stringer’s Ballwin garden glows with color. It shines in summer from the golds of native Missouri coneflowers, gray-headed prairie coneflowers and ox-eye sunflowers. The color wheel revolves...
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Where to find them:
Abutilon pitcairnense just came into bloom for the first time at the Garden in the Oertli Family Hardy Plant Nursery. It is being moved to the Linnean House for public...
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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...
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What About It? Kale is often a controversial topic for avid green eaters and recent health-kickers alike; but, if you learn about the different varieties, taste profiles and preparation tactics,...
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More about the Bracts: The brilliant poinsettia flowers that we know and love aren’t actually flowers! They’re made up of colorful bracts, or leaves, that change color in response to shorter...
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It is a garden that reflects a partnership, and the beauty and harmony of working together. Although small in square footage, the landscape surrounding the Winchester home of Phil Mueller and...
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If a landscape could smile, Gene Pulliam’s Glendale landscape would be grinning from ear to ear. It is at the same time exuberant, charming, beautiful, serene, artistic and clever enough to bring...