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Updated 12/27/2025 to reflect additional December 2025 donations by Jerald Kent, Chairman and CEO of Tierpoint and Cequel 3 data centers. I have no idea how much candidates for St. Louis City Alder and Board President raised and spent in 2023 or 2025. I could go thru campaign finance reports filed at Missouri Ethics Commission. … Continue reading How Much Does A St. Louis City Alder Seat Cost? →

2026 is an election year. In Missouri, State Auditor and all US House of Representative seats are up. In St. Louis City, there’s an election for State Senator (open seat due to term limits); all State House seats; County offices of Collector of Revenue, License Collector, Recorder of Deeds; a Community College seat representing southwest … Continue reading Updated Mo & St. Louis City Candidate Qualifications, Requirements →

Plant of the Week: Amaryllis. Photo is Lady Jane. If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales, they are here. Additions this week: Meramec Horticulture Club Poinsettia Sale @ Greenhouse; Seed St. Louis 2026 Veggie Seedling Sales @ Carriage House St. Louis Master Gardeners Horticulture Answer Service: Monday-Thursday … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

9 am to 1 pm Monday-Friday St. Louis Community College @ Meramec Horticulture Club Annual Poinsettia Sale. Red, White varieties. $10 each, Cash or Check Only. Located in the Greenhouse on campus, 11333 Big Bend Road, Kirkwood (see GH at bottom of map) Nearly Free Milkweed Seeds are available from Live Monarch. Shop Local, Shop … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

Plant of the Week: Peanuts. These are Fastigiata Pin Striped Peanuts, native to Ecuador. Small harvest due to rabbits eating the tops and voles eating the roots. But each of the peanuts in package- with sell by of 12/2019 germinated in 05/2025 and thrived in Zone 6b until varmints showed up. If you ever get … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Nearly Free Milkweed Seeds are available from Live Monarch. Shop Local, Shop Small for plants and gardening supplies. In St. Louis City: The Garden Shop on Hampton, Bowood Farms in CWE, Flowers & Weeds on Cherokee. A Gift Card from any of these would be welcome by any gardener on your gift giving list. Also, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery in … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

Sinquefields Donate to Nexus PAC. Again has been updated with additional information from Missouri Ethics Commission: + More Contributions TO Progress PAC, St. Louis City Board President Megan Green and St. Louis City Comptroller Donna Baringer + Contributions made TO dozens of elected officials outside of St. Louis City as well as other PACs + More … Continue reading Nexus PAC Update →

Plant of the Week: Snapdragons, great garden color in cooler months. If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales, they are here. 2026 Updates: Added Missouri Invasive Plant Council Callery Pear, Bradford Pear Buyback; Spring & Fall Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sales St. Louis Master Gardeners Horticulture … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

April 21, 2026, Missouri Invasive Plant Council Callery Pear, Bradford Pear Buyback. Info on 2025 event. No link yet for 2026. Confirmed locations: Cape Girardeau, Columbia, Doniphan, Hannibal, Jefferson City, Joplin, Kansas City, Kirksville, Lebanon, Liberty, Moberly, Park Hills, Parkville, Riverside, Rolla, Sikeston, Springfield, St. Charles, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Warrensburg, and West Plains. Going … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

Plant of the Week: Sprouting Broccoli, an easy Fall-Winter crop. You can separate the mini broccoli heads from leaves, sautee the leaves for quiche or add to you wok stir fry. Purple broccoli turns to green after cooking. November Gardening Tips: Outdoor Flowering Plants & Ornamentals, Vegetable Gardening, Fruits and Nuts, Indoor Plants (University of … Continue reading This Week in Gardening and Nature →

Plant of the Week: Native Aromatic Aster. These are great fall color shrubs. Gardening by Month, November Gardening Tips, Tasks, and Problems (Missouri Botanical Garden) If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales, they are here St. Louis Master Gardeners Horticulture Answer Service: Monday-Thursday from 9 am to … Continue reading This Week in Gardening and Nature →

Shop Local, Shop Small for plants and gardening supplies. In St. Louis City: 20%-50% off now at The Garden Shop on Hampton. You can get delivery from Bowood Farms in CWE. Looking for plants or a fresh bouquet, check out Flowers & Weeds on Cherokee. A Gift Card from any of these would be welcome … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps →

Updated 11/28/2025 with additional information from Missouri Ethics Commission: Contributions TO Progress PAC, St. Louis City Board President Megan Green; St. Louis City Comptroller Donna Baringer; and dozens to electeds outside of St. Louis City as well as other PACs; plus October contributions FROM developer McCormack Baron Salazar and airport concessionaire OHM KCI JA LLC. … Continue reading Sinquefields Donate to Nexus PAC. Again →

Plant of the Week: non-native, annual Hyacinth Bean, a lovely scented vine for a fence or pole and hummingbird magnet. September 30th Deadline to participate in University of Missouri Extension Online St. Louis City & County Gardening Needs Assessments Survey $15 Home Soil Testing at University of Missouri Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory St. Louis … Continue reading This Week in Gardening and Nature →

Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. 39 Tree Varieties (Dogwoods, Rose Mallow/Hibiscus, Wild Plum as examples) and Bundles (Edible, Nut, Pollinator, Wildlife) still available. 24 Varieties Sold Out. 10 am to 2 pm Sunday, September 21st, Bring Conservation Home Expo at Tower Grove Park. Missouri Wildflower Nursery … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales →

Plant of the Week: native Ironweed. Beautiful plants, often very tall, loved by pollinators. BUT cut off those spent flower heads before they seed all over your garden or neighbor’s property. St. Louis Master Gardeners Horticulture Answer Service: Monday through Thursday from 9 am. to 2:30 pm Plan your garden with  Seed St. Louis Planting … Continue reading This Week in Gardening and Nature →

Going on Now: Missouri Conservation Annual Tree Seedling Sale. Orders ship out in Spring. 39 Tree Varieties (Dogwoods, Rose Mallow/Hibiscus, Wild Plum as examples) and Bundles (Edible, Nut, Pollinator, Wildlife) still available. 24 Varieties Sold Out. 10 am to 2 pm Sunday, September 21st, Bring Conservation Home Expo at Tower Grove Park. Missouri Wildflower Nursery … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps →

Plant of the Week: Native Goldenrod. St. Louis Master Gardeners Horticulture Answer Service: Monday through Thursday from 9 am. to 2:30 pm Plan your garden with  Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar, good for Zones 6a, 6b, 7a, maybe more. If you are just looking for St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Swaps and Sales, they … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

September 26th Deadline to Order. Brightside St. Louis Blooming Soon! Tulip & Daffodil Bulb Sale. 30 bulbs only $18: Brightside’s “Midwest Mix” Daffodils – a selection of 6 varieties of fine daffodils chosen by the Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society; Carlton Daffodils; “Brightside Red” hybrid Darwin Tulips; Pink Impression hybrid Darwin Tulips. Order now for October … Continue reading St. Louis Area Plant and Seed Sales and Swaps →

Plant of the Week: Native Blue Sage. This will grow tall and even taller if competing with Sunflowers, Goldenrod, or other tall plants. The good news is that you can prune it back to four feet or more/less over the summer and it will still look great come Fall. The last #GardenSunday on Bluesky is … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →