Megan Clinton is many things…a uniquely creative and resourceful designer; a Master Gardener; a devoted wife and mom to three preteen boys; a frequent hostess, known for her “fun bashes”; and quite possibly the least pretentious design professional you’ll ever encounter.

Dress up your deck or patio with colorful container plantings. Containers allow you to mix and match varietals while also being able to move the container to any desired location. Local landscapers share their favorite container combos.

“For an easy combination that creates a delightful cottage-garden look, we mix pink Petunias, yellow Millionbells and blue Lobelia. Having been bred to take the heat and humidity and to be self cleaning, these beauties always look fresh.” Ann Lapides, Sugar Creek Gardens.

Spain is hot, especially in August! Like St. Louis, temperatures can rise as high as 100 degrees. Despite the heat, Spain is best known for the production of red wines, largely because of the hardy Tempranillo grape, which is widely planted all over the country and used in the vast majority of Spanish red wines.  

As many homeowners gracefully age, their focus begins to turn from their current living situation to where they will live in the later years of their lives. For many, staying in their own homes is important. The ability to “age in place” and enjoy the comforts of their surroundings has many homeowners rethinking the current state of their homes and making modifications to accommodate life changes in the future so that they can live independently in their own home and community.

Radiant-heat flooring is rapidly becoming a popular choice for home remodelers. When compared with a traditional forced-air system, it requires no visible heating units and distributes heat evenly, all while being quieter and often more energy efficient.

Radiant heat is not new technology. Radiators filled with heated water have been used to heat buildings for more than a century. Moving the heating element to the floor is even more efficient because the warm air rises naturally and circulates throughout a room due to convection.

Old Post Office Plaza, St. Louis, MO

Photography by Sam Fentress


The winning entry of the invited architectural competition for the renovation of Old Post Office Plaza channels Daedalus, a figure in Grecian mythology who is known for morphing public space and art into one, in its design concept.