Garden-Lou

08/29/2026

A heartfelt thank you to all the friends who sent good wishes and luck before the show today as well as listened and called in! 🥰Michelle Reasor-West of STLplantnerd has the amazing gift of patience and making one feel at ease not only with callers, but nervous, introverted guests! Talk about a blast!! AND YOU GET FREE STICKERS! 😄 If you missed the show, check it out at the link below;

https://www.audacy.com/podcast/garden-hotline-bd860/episodes/garden-hotline-jo-batzer-jb-designs-august-29th-2026-9b4cb?action=AUTOPLAY_MINI&actionContentId=201-aa21ec38-4a48-4497-9ce3-829d10678b90

08/28/2026

WOWZERS!!!
Super humbled, flattered, and downright excited to join Michelle Reasor-West on the air for her Garden Hotline show!

I've really been looking forward to this one and it's just in time to talk fall gardening. JB Design Jo Batzer joins us to talk landscape design, garden maintenance, and we'll also hear about her online magazine/blog Garden-Lou.

Call or text us your questions during the show. Live on 104.1FM or kmox.com 8-10am every Saturday.

If you can't listen live, find me where ever you listen to podcasts including Apple Podcasts and the free Audacy app

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08/27/2026

08/23/2026

One of Missouri's grandest oaks!

Soaring up to 60 ’ and living up to 300 years, the swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor, is one of Missouri’s grandest native trees. Like other oaks in the White Group, it has thick, glossy green leaves with pale undersides (hence the specific epithet, bicolor), with rounded lobes, unlike the Red Gr...

08/23/2026

One of Missouri's grandest oaks!

08/23/2026

The super-model of the shrub world!

Look at the photo above…A soft spring breeze whispering through those pretty branches is like seeing a supermodel with her hair blowing in the breeze for a shampoo ad. The dapple willow, Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’, has been the cause of love at first sight more than any other shrub I know....

08/23/2026

A great native that plays well with others!

One of the most commonly used native perennials is Coreopsis, commonly called tickseed. Multiple species of coreopsis are native to Missouri and beyond, along with dozens of cultivars that have hit the market over the years. Most are known for their friendly, bright yellow, daisy-like flowers that a...

08/20/2026

What does a Native Plant Manager at a local nursery have in her own garden? 🤔
Overflowing beds provide color and height in Sue & Andy Leahy's garden abundantly layered with 160 species of native trees, shrubs, and perennials.

Picture a hummingbird hovering at a Cardinal flower, its wings a blur but its intent direct and defined against the scarlet native plant. That was the “A-Ha” moment when Sue Leahy realized the importance of native plants. Flash forward, and today Sue has been the Native Plants Manager at Greensc...

07/29/2026

Many of you might remember the winter visit to the Buehrig Garden on Garden-Lou-proving the two-acre garden is outstanding any time of year! 😍 From majestic, mature conifers down to the smallest of hostas layered throughout the rolling terrain, there's color and structure in any season, but during daylily season...well, check it out yourself;

Bellerive Acres, Mo Long-time readers will remember the Winter visit to the Buehrig Garden after a light snow in 2022. A Winter Visit to the Garden of Bruce and Chick Buehrig – The magical snowy scene proved the two-acre garden in Bellerive Acres near UMSL’s campus is outstanding any time of yea...

07/24/2026

Learn why this golden dream tree is a golden nightmare on Garden-Lou.com;
https://garden-lou.com/july-anti-tree-of-the-month-golden-rain-tree/

Once upon a time, I came to visit my mother-in-law, and before I could make it to the front door, her neighbor ran out of her house, grabbed me by the hand, saying. “YOU’VE GOT TO SEE THIS TREE!” I was then kidnapped, and driven around the block, where we stopped in front of a mature, slightly...