Garden-Lou

10/08/2026

Did you miss it? Highlights from the Moonlight Pond Tour!

Nature’s Re-Creations is the host of this annual event focusing on local water features around the St. Louis metro area. Chris Siewing, Garden-Lou Spotlight on Chris Siewing – of Nature’s Re-Creations is the host of this self-guided event that shows how adding water to your outdoor living s**c...

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

Grow the Canopy Event! 🌳

Join the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation and Planning for a special event celebrating our community forests and the ongoing work to grow a greener, more resilient St. Louis County.

Come learn, connect, and even help plant a few new trees that will make a lasting impact!

✨ Event Details
📅 Date: Thursday, October 22
⏰ Time: 1:00–3:00 PM
📍 Location: James McDonnell County Park at the Lindbergh Pavilion (2961 Adie Rd, St. Ann, MO 63074)
💲 Cost: Free
🌱 Who’s Welcome: Everyone!

What to Expect:
• Learn about local tree-focused programs in your area
• Explore the many benefits trees bring to communities across the region
• Celebrate this milestone with us and help plant new trees that will support a healthy canopy for generations to come

🔗 Learn more: St. Louis County Canopy Initiative
https://canopyinitiative.stlouiscountymo.gov/

09/30/2026

Honored to not only have met her, but have her beautiful words that made my little spot on the planet sound like an enchanted fairytale come alive. She helped to elevate STL gardens locally and nationwide in her flowing prose and sunny style. I'm sure she's admiring the heavenly gardens above and already figuring out how to tell their stories as well....love and prayers to the family, friends, and coworkers.
https://www.timesnewspapers.com/webster-kirkwoodtimes/lucyann-boston/article_7ed23ac9-314b-4a73-afb3-b9605afa6222.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawUqCQ5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR67QNDcYHyi61zsM1u6EsUZBkEjdTjwd0pwvWj4r4Eok3jx939fUvQl1_cSKg_aem_69M2LzK50wZMV7GKaKGggw

Boston, Lucyann Mueller, 83, passed away at home surrounded by family on Sept. 21, 2026, after a brief battle with cancer.

09/28/2026

One of my favorite native trees that is sadly overlooked in the industry.

Commonly called Eastern hop-hornbeam, or American hop hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana is a deciduous tree native to the forests of Eastern North America south to Mexico. In the wild, it lives as an understory tree in soils ranging from dry and rocky to well-drained bottomland soils. Hop hornbeam gets it...

09/28/2026

Showy flowers, AND berries! My kinda shrub! 😍

The genus Hypericum includes 490 species distributed around the globe. Part of this worldwide range is due to the prolific reproductive traits some species possess. Missouri records show 16 of these species, including H. perforatum, which is considered a noxious w**d because of its invasive tendenci...

09/28/2026

An edible that plays as well in your herb garden as it does in your perennial borders-as long as you keep it dead-headed! 😮

One of the oldest continuously grown herb crops, this Southeast Asian native is well known as a culinary herb. Still, many great cooks may not know that garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) are a stunning perennial if left to bloom. Garlic chives differ from their even more well-known cousin, chives (Al...

09/27/2026

Moss has been revered for centuries in Europe and Japan, but in the US, people either love it or hate it! What team are you on?

Moss has been revered for centuries in Europe and Japan, but in the...

09/18/2026

Avenue of the Giants takes "Let's take a drive" to new heights! (pun totally intended! 😄)

Humboldt County, California Among the expansive realm of “Plant-Geeks” are the esteemed “Tree-Geeks.” Those of us who love an exotic orchid, native coneflower, or the latest hosta, but start salivating at the sight of a mature elm, towering conifer, or Japanese maple. No matter your plant-lo...