“A journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step.”
That ancient Chinese proverb makes perfect sense to John Merkle. Physically, his gardening journey, covering 32 years, is locked...
The homeowners had an idea. Caleb Bauer of Bauer Falls had a vision. And Bill Spradley of Trees, Forests and Landscapes painted it with living color and texture. Along the way, Mother Nature...
If a landscape could smile, Gene Pulliam’s Glendale landscape would be grinning from ear to ear. It is at the same time exuberant, charming, beautiful, serene, artistic and clever enough to bring...
The homeowner’s driving directions could not be more simple. To discover Top of the Hill Farm, you just keep going. Down the one-lane road, past every turn-off. When you can go no farther, you...
The words of the Indian, classical musician, poet and Sufi mystic are displayed on a plaque in the charming garden shed of Cheryl Robinson’s home. Nothing could better describe the story of...
If a garden could smile, the Crestwood garden of Dave and Joan Poos would beam. There is a joyous exuberance to the beds that swoosh, swirl and occasionally even squiggle in uplifting curves...
Caleb Bauer pleaded his case using the Internet. It was a giant case to plead. In question was a Millstadt, Ill., hillside with a steep, 65-foot drop from the house his clients were building to a...
Suzie and Dave Spence knew when they purchased their Ladue home and the nearly 11 acres surrounding it in 2010, they were buying a piece of St. Louis architectural history. They also felt a keen...
In the early 1800s, a young Henry Shaw used to ride west on horseback from his fledgling hardware store on the St. Louis riverfront to the prairie that surrounded the burgeoning city. Awed by the...
Melissa Losos, and anyone who has viewed her garden and knows the story behind it, would agree. That the 2015 St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles' Garden of the Year is genius, there is no doubt....
Often small things can spark major transformations. It was a series of what were thought to be small concerns and simple ideas that lead to the creation of one of the most spectacular gardens in...
St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles Garden of the Year. Although an honor, the words hardly do justice to Muffy and Chip's horticultural masterpiece. Those who have been lucky enough to stroll the...
