Welcome guests into your garden with an exquisite gate. Constructed from wood, iron and more, garden gates no longer function to only keep out unwanted visitors. Today’s gates are an artful addition to your landscape.

one: Landscape St. Louis

two: Classic Metal Craft

three: Eureka Forge

four: Landscape St. Louis

five: Perpetua Iron

First introduced in Austria in 1983, natural swimming ponds have grown in popularity over the past couple of decades. Now taking off in the U.S., these cool pools are safe and sustainable using no chemicals.
 

SLHL: What is a natural swimming pond?

Your garden doesn’t have to consist of just plants. Create a unique outdoor space with eclectic

accents that reflect your personality and style. 

one: Dragonfly metal art, from F.O.B.

two:  Twist fountain, available at Savvy Surrounding Style.

three: Bluetooth Frog from Seasonal Concepts.

four: Red/multi spotted fountain, from Garden Heights Nursery.

“It was Jean Baptiste Carpeaux who pushed me over the edge,” says Abraham Mohler, about his decision long ago to become a sculptor. Mohler attended Arizona State University where he was a walk-on on the baseball team. While there, he took an art history class. When studying Carpeaux, a mid-nineteenth century French sculptor, along with Michelangelo, Bernini and other notable sculptors, he began to love sculptures, especially those made of stone.

With seating for only 34 diners, I Fratellini is an oh-so-tiny slice of Italy in Clayton. “I try to make it as authentic as possible,” says owner Zoë Robinson. “It’s not an Italian-American restaurant. True Italian food is simple, and it’s based on ingredients.”

Purchased three years ago, the 12,000-plus-square-foot multi-level was built in 1996 and is surrounded by magnificent grounds that the new owners describe as “like a park, incredibly peaceful and quiet.”  The original home, however, was decidedly formal in style, and the couple hoped to create an environment that was “less traditional, more comfortable and livable.”  What they envisioned was a relaxing retreat for their soon-to-be-blended families and a great place for entertaining.