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Plant of the Week: native Blue Sage (Salvia azurea). Plant now for great color and pollinators next Fall. These can grow up to 6-7 feet tall in full sun. I cut them back early summer to make them more manageable. But tall they look great paired with native perennial Sunflowers and Goldenrod. Plan your garden … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Ongoing: Volunteer for Tower Grove Park’s Plant It Forward Maintenance Program and take home a few thank you plants. Register Applications Open for Forest ReLeaf Project CommuniTree: 3-gallon saplings are offered free of charge to public and nonprofit partners who plant and maintain this new community investment. September 25th Deadline to Order- Brightside St. Louis … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

September 25th Deadline to Order- Brightside St. Louis Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale. 30 high quality bulbs for $18. Daffodils: Carlton, Midwest Mix. Tulips: Brightside Red Hybrid Darwin, Pink Impression. Order by September 25th for pick up October 9-10 pick at Forest Park Greenhouse. There’s a shipping option but it’s USPS. Applications Open for Forest ReLeaf … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

Going on now- Brightside St. Louis Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale. 30 high quality bulbs for $18. Daffodils: Carlton, Midwest Mix. Tulips: Brightside Red Hybrid Darwin, Pink Impression. Order by September 25th for pick up October 9-10 pick at Forest Park Greenhouse. There’s a shipping option but it’s USPS. Applications Open for Forest ReLeaf Project CommuniTree: … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

On the Agenda (page 33) for the Tuesday, August 25th, St. Louis City Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority Meeting is a second amendment to the contract with S. Shafer Excavating. The ongoing revenue, nearly $4 Million with the latest contract amendment (Resolution No. 26-LCRA-11046), comes in handy for the company’s owner, Sammy Shafer Jr, defendant in … Continue reading St. Louis to Pay More to Murder for Hire Defendant →

Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will not be selling native plants at Kirkwood Farmers Market this Fall “Due to a lack of space and parking” but will be at Five Oaks on Warson, Olivette, 8 am to 4 pm August 29th and September 5th & 26th for shopping and order plants pick up. Going on now- Brightside … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

25% Off All Hydrangea at Bowood, Central West End Going on now- Brightside St. Louis Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale. 30 high quality bulbs for $18. Daffodils: Carlton, Midwest Mix. Tulips: Brightside Red Hybrid Darwin, Pink Impression. Order by September 25th for pick up October 9-10 pick at Forest Park Greenhouse. There’s a shipping option but … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

Going on now- Brightside St. Louis Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale. 30 high quality bulbs for $18. Daffodils: Carlton, Midwest Mix. Tulips: Brightside Red Hybrid Darwin, Pink Impression. Order by September 25th for pick up October 9-10 pick at Forest Park Greenhouse. There’s a shipping option but it’s USPS. Applications Open for Forest ReLeaf Project CommuniTree: … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

Plant of the Week: native, pollinator magnet Blazing Stars, Gayfeathers (Liatris) Plan your garden with 2026 Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar, good for Zones 6a, 6b, 7a, maybe more. This week: plant Fall Broccoli and Cabbage If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales, they are here. Added … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Nexus PAC gave $1,000 to St. Louis County Councilwoman Rita Heard Days on June 26th, the only contribution made by the PAC in July Report. The only donation to the legal money laundry was $9,000 from the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association. The PAC shows $98,745.97 on hand, $65,000 from billionaire Rex Sinquefield last month. Other … Continue reading Nexus PAC July Update →

Now thru July 31st. Spend $25 get 2 FREE seed packets at The Garden Shop on Hampton. Tell cashier you’re using code SEEDS at check out. Going on now- Brightside St. Louis Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale. 30 high quality bulbs for $18. Daffodils: Carlton, Midwest Mix. Tulips: Brightside Red Hybrid Darwin, Pink Impression. Order by … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

In June, 21st Century St. Louis PAC, Greater St. Louis’ legal money laundry, donated to five candidates including $2,000 to current St. Louis City 3rd Ward Alder and Recorder of Deeds candidate Shane Cohn. Greater St. Louis (GSL) is the merger and rebranding of Downtown STL, Civic Progress, St. Louis Regional Commerce & Growth Association … Continue reading Shane Cohn Gets Greater St. Louis Money →

Plant of the Week: Broccoli. We grow both big head green broccoli and purple sprouting broccoli. For Fall planting, start seeds indoors now. If in St. Louis area, buy seedlings at August 15th Seed St. Louis Fall Seedlings Sale Mosquito Bucket Challenge. Join thousands reducing mosquitoes without fogging—in your own yard using a bucket and … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

July 1st Applications Open for Forest ReLeaf Project CommuniTree: 3-gallon saplings are offered free of charge to public and nonprofit partners who plant and maintain this new community investment. 11 am July 11th St. Charles County Library Seed & Plant Swap at Spencer Road Branch, St. Peters. Register. 9 am to 2 pm Friday and … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

9 am to 2 pm Friday and 8 am to 2 pm Saturday, June 26th-27th, Flyleaf Market monthly pop up on 1st floor of Watson Terrace Christian Church, Watson @ Winnebago: Succulent & Tropical Plant Sale. 9 am to 5 pm June 27th Kimmswick Visitor Center Daylily Sale 11 am July 11th St. Charles County Library … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

This is another update to Sinquefields Donate to Nexus PAC. Again dated 09/23/2025 Early in April, Nexus PAC gave another $2,000 to St. Louis City Board of Alders President Megan Green’s Progress PAC and $1,000 to MAGA Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. But that isn’t the biggest news. Nexus PAC received another $65,000 from billionaire … Continue reading More Sinquefield Money to Nexus PAC →

Plant of the Week: very tall native Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum). Looking for a perennial sunflower-like plant that doesn’t seed all over? This is it. Plan your garden with 2026 Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar, good for Zones 6a, 6b, 7a, maybe more. This week: Transplant Basil, Eggplant, Melons, Peppers, Summer Squash, Tomatillo, Tomatoes; Direct … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Bowood Farms Sale, Central West End: 50% Off All Vegetables & Herbs (excluding lavender & rosemary). 25% Off Blueberry and Blackberry Shrubs and and Cherry Trees. 9 am to 5 pm Saturday, June 20th Carnivorous Plant Society Show & Sale at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden Admission Free until Noon on Saturdays and Wednesdays to St. … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

Plant of the Week: Kale, one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet; rich in vitamin A, C, K, B6, with large amounts of potassium, calcium, iron, and manganese. The ancient Greeks cultivated leafy greens like kale and boiledthem to eat as a cure for drunkenness, per Seed St. Louis. Plan your garden with … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Plant of the Week: Basil. Why use dried basil or pay for grocery fresh basil when you can grow basil in a pot nearly anywhere. We grow Big Leaf Italian (for general culinary uses), Thai Siam Queen (for Pho and its so pretty), and Letruce Leaf (for wraps). Plan your garden with 2026 Seed St. … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →