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Plant of the Week: Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis). Time to get out the hummingbird feeders. Start Indoors This Week: Peppers, Tomatillo, TomatoesSow Outdoors This Week: Arugala, Beans, Beets, Chard, Collards, Kale, Parsley, Peas, Potatoes, Radish, Spinach, Turnips Transplant This Week: Perennials + Cabbage, Chard, Collards, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, OnionsPlan your garden with NEW 2024 Seed … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

11 am to 1 pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday, April 18-20, Southwestern Illinois College @ Belleville Horticulture Club Plant Sale. Cash only. The only info I could find is here and there’s no location information other than Belleville campus. Missouri Wildflowers Nursery is at Kirkwood Farmers Market 8 am to 4 pm Saturdays, April 20th & … Continue reading Upcoming St. Louis Area Plant Sales →

Plant of the Week: Ozark Beauty Strawberries. These have produced for us from April to November in now Zone 7a and Zone 6b, previously Zone 6b and Zone 6a. Start Indoors This Week: Peppers, Tomatillo, TomatoesSow Outdoors This Week: Arugula, Beets, Bok Choy, Carrots, Chard, Collards, Kale, Lettuce, Peas, Potatoes, Radish, Spinach, Turnips Transplant This … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Plant of the Week: Tulips. Pictured are seven year old Brightside Reds from Brightside St. Louis annual sale. Start Indoors This Week: Basil, Peppers, Tomatillo, TomatoesSow Outdoors This Week: Arugula, Beets, Bok Choy, Carrots, Chard, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Peas, Potatoes, Radish, Spinach, Turnips Transplant This Week: Perennials + Bok Choy, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chard, … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

9 am to 3 pm April 5th & 6th Missouri Arbor Day Tree Giveaway at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. 8 am – 4 pm April 6 Missouri Wildflowers Nursery returns to Kirkwood Market. Also there Saturdays April 13, 20, 27, May … Continue reading Upcoming St. Louis Area Plant Sales →

Plant of the Week: Daffodils Start Indoors This Week: Basil, PeppersSow Outdoors This Week: Arugula, Beets, Bok Choy, Carrots, Chard, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Peas, Potatoes, Spinach, Turnips Transplant This Week: Perennials + Bok Choy, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chard, Collards, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, OnionsPlan your garden with NEW 2024 Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar If you … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Plant of the Week: Dwarf Iris Start Indoors This Week: Basil, PeppersSow Outdoors This Week: Bok Choy, Carrots, Chard, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Peas Transplant This Week: Bok Choy, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chard, Collards, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, OnionsPlan your garden with NEW 2024 Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar If you are only looking for St. Louis Area … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

The Missouri Democratic Party’s party-only funded and managed Presidential Preference Primary took an odd turn recently when the Party posted its March 23rd Election Polling Places to their website. There’s a map of locations and an alphabetical list with addresses, oddly broken into four sets. Missouri has 115 counties: 114 regular counties plus St. Louis … Continue reading Mo Dem Party Blows Off 27 Rural Counties →

9 am to Noon Saturday, March 16th and Noon to 2 pm Sunday, March 17th St. Charles County Master Gardeners Cool Season Vegetables and Pansies Sale at University of Missouri Extension St. Charles County March 23rd Partners for Native Landscaping In-Person Workshop & Plant Sale, Maryland Heights Community Center 9 am to 3 pm April … Continue reading Upcoming St. Louis Area Plant Sales →

Plant of the Week: Crocus REMINDER: No #GardenSunday March 3rd on Twitter Witch Hazel Hunt seeks volunteers to track some of St. Louis’ earliest blooming flowers (St. Louis Public Radio) If you are only looking for St. Louis Area (Missouri and Illinois) Seed Swaps and Plant Sales, here’s a page for them. None added this … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Plant of the Week: Meadow Sage. These bloomed from May to December in Zone 6b, died back, new growth popped up after the snow. Drought tolerant once established and a pollinator magnet. Have you seen Witch Hazel? Participate in the ForestKeeper’s Witch Hazel Hunt If you are only looking for St. Louis Area (Missouri and … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Shop for Seed St. Louis recommended seeds for St. Louis 10 am to 2 pm Saturday, February 24th, Seed Swap at 314 Garden Supply, Florissant March 8th-9th Midwestern Herb & Garden Show in Mount Vernon, Illinois (little over an hour drive from St. Louis City) 9 am to Noon March 9th Seed St. Louis Plant … Continue reading Upcoming STL Area Plant & Seed Sales & Swaps →

Plant of the Week: Dianthus. We have some potted indoors and blooming. The ones in garden bed borders bloomed until December last year. If you are only looking for St. Louis Area (Missouri and Illinois) Seed Swaps and Plant Sales, here’s a page for them. Plant Sales Added this week: Two Native Plant Sales, a … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

10 am to 2 pm February 24th Seed Swap at 314 Garden Supply, Florissant March 8th-9th Midwestern Herb & Garden Show in Mount Vernon, Illinois (little over an hour drive from St. Louis City) 9 am to Noon March 9th Seed St. Louis Plant Sale: Potatoes, Strawberries, Asparagus, Mushroom Spawn, Leeks, Onions, Water Chestnuts. Noon … Continue reading Upcoming STL Plant Sales →

Plant of the Week: Lanceleaf Coreopsis If you are only looking for St. Louis Area (Missouri and Illinois) Seed Swaps and Plant Sales, here’s a page for them. Plant Sales Added this week: Daylily, Gesneriad, Iris, Orchid Start Indoors This Week: Cauliflower, Collards, Chard, Kale, Kohlrabi, Parsley Plan your garden with NEW 2024 Seed St. Louis … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Noon Sunday, February 4th, Piasa Sierra Club Seed Swap at Alton YMCA, Alton IL. Register March 8th-9th Midwestern Herb & Garden Show in Mount Vernon, Illinois (little over an hour drive from St. Louis City) 9 am to Noon March 9th Seed St. Louis Plant Sale: Potatoes, Strawberries, Asparagus, Mushroom Spawn, Onions. Noon March 9th … Continue reading Upcoming STL Plant Sales →

A story in Springfield News-Leader (paywall) about the Springfield-Greene County Library’s Heirloom Seed Library caught my attention. Cardholders may “check out” up to four seed packets from the Heirloom Seed Library, available at six library branches, per visit, just like books. The goal is for patrons to plant seeds and later harvest seeds to replenish … Continue reading Seed Libraries in Missouri →

Plant of the Week: Rue, a nonnative that serves as a Black Swallowtail nursery plant and provides winter interest. Heads up. Wear gloves when planting or cutting Rue back. Some, but not all of us, have got nasty rashes working with them without gloves on. Lesson learned. If you are only looking for St. Louis … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →

Noon February 4th Piasa Sierra Club Seed Swap at Alton YMCA, Alton IL. Register March 8th-9th Midwestern Herb & Garden Show in Mount Vernon, Illinois (little over an hour drive from St. Louis City) 9 am to Noon March 9th Seed St. Louis Plant Sale: Potatoes, Strawberries, Asparagus, Mushroom Spawn, Onions. Noon March 9th Piasa … Continue reading Upcoming STL Area Plant Sales →

Plant of the Week: Chamomile. Beautiful and tasty flowers in summer. Winter interest from self-sowing. If you are only looking for St. Louis Area (Missouri and Illinois) Seed Swaps and Plant Sales, here’s a page for them Start Indoors This Week: Broccoli, Cabbage, Leeks, Onions (if not already)Start Indoors First Week February: Cauliflower, Collards, Chard, … Continue reading This Week in Gardening & Nature →