Landscapes are some of the most beautiful works of art. When Jen Hahn of Jen Hahn Studio decides on a landscape view to paint “it’s usually because of the light,” she says. “Or the way it breaks through the clouds or changes the colors of the ground.” She sees her work in landscape art as an invitation to the viewer to share with her in noticing these details that make the landscape so beautiful in her eyes.

It is often said that great design makes timeless design—and this custom-crafted home in Springfield, Illinois, tells a story illustrating that belief flawlessly. Dubbed the “Hand in Glove House” by architect and interior designer Susan Bower, founder of Bower Leet Design, the intentionally understated aesthetic melds interior with exterior “like a hand in a glove, so interwoven are the materials and space,” she says.

When your dream home is sold to someone else, what do you do to make the “second choice” house become “second to none?” One thing you can do is call Joni Spear Interior Design for Joni to work her magic, transforming a ho-hum, nearly characterless house into a glamourous yet comfortable home for a family of five.

Saturday, June 8th, 2024 | 10am - 3pm

Enjoy this tour of various residential outdoor spaces in the St. Louis area and learn how to make your landscape more beautiful and easier to maintain throughout the growing season.

Don't forget to pick up your tour card and collect a stamp at each tour location to be entered to win door prizes!

Attendees can begin the tour at any location. Light refreshments will be offered throughout the tour.

Mark Kalk and his partner Mark Lammert had a problem. More succinctly, it was a landscaping problem. They needed to fit a large garden full of native plants and flowing water into a much smaller space. The reason why goes back a few years.

In 2010, then living in Compton Heights, they assembled four adjacent parcels of land into a one-third-acre site in iconic Lafayette Square, where they had once lived and still had friends. On that lot, they built a large, red brick townhome.

If you’re a gardener looking for a change, consider upgrading your garden with a raised bed. These above-ground planters help separate your garden from the rest of your yard and can add dimension to otherwise flat areas. Some standard items needed to start include soil, wood or the material you plan to use to create the raised bed, a shovel and a tiller.

Raised Ground Beds