If there was a national gardening organization meeting in St. Louis during the past 25 years, chances are they made a visit to the stunning, two-acre hillside garden of Chick and Bruce Buehrig in...

Hydrangea anomala, also known as Climbing Hydrangea. 

Information provided by Justin Verbyck at Frisella Nursery.

Water

Requires a medium amount of water.

Soil...

Coral Amazement

Ali Hente and Kris Kahre at Schmittel’s Nursery. 

Water

Constant moisture will promote fuller blooms.

Soil

Be sure to add organic matter...

Chamaecyparis Hinoki Bonsai

Also known as the Hinoki Cypress Bonsai

Information Provided By: Chesterfield Valley Nursery

Water: Once a week.

Soil: Bonsai gravel or...

    The license plate on his Toyota Tacoma pickup reads “conifer.” That is really all you need to know. Confers are Kerry Wright’s gardening passion. Simply described as “cone-bearing trees with...

The half-acre that fronts Diana and Craig Plahn’s contemporary home in the heavily forested Sugar Creek Valley in Kirkwood is filled with winding pathways, long stretches of colorful perennials...

All of October
Continue watering, especially evergreens if soils are dry.
Plant spring bulbs among hostas, ferns, daylilies or ground covers. As these plants grow in the spring they...

Add variety to your garden by replacing your standby shrubs with these exciting alternatives.

1. “Blush Pink Nandina is a compact, semi-evergreen shrub boasting pink-tinged foliage that...

SEPTEMBER

Stay up-to-date in your landscape with planning tips and events from the Missouri Botanical Garden. 

September 15 – 30

Harvest herbs now to freeze or dry for winter...

Jay Laux's Wildwood garden can easily be described in multi-syllabic superlatives. But on a hot summer day, when someone steps through the wooden gate and catches their first glimpse of the cool,...