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AND, unfortunately, the height will not keep out rabbits. They burrowed into the corners for winter in ours.
Looking forward to more of you sharing garden and nature photos and updates next Sunday.
Sigh.
Lilies of the valley from my garden. Progress pics up next.
#gardensunday
#gardensunday
Added some perennials & herbs purchased from STL herb society sale and TGFM. Tall celosia, new England asters, false indigo, and some rosin weed (plants not in pic).
#gardensunday
Garden naked responsibly
I have been potting up volunteers from garden paths, including Columbine.
My blue Melba Higgins were destroyed by voles but cross pollinated with native Eastern Red to produced nearly true blue flowering volunteers- blue with red tips.
Very pleased.
Amazing looking flower color
@claytoniastl.bsky.social sells native 🌱 plants at U City Farmers Market on Thursdays and Saturdays btw.
Beautiful and tasty!
11:30 am to 4:30 pm
@mobotmuseum.bsky.social
Smelling the Bouquet- Plants & Scents in the Garden Exhibit
Garden Admission Free to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents on Saturday and Wednesday mornings, otherwise Fee applies.
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/our-garden/gardens-conservatories/victorian-district-sachs-museum-tower-grove-house/sachs-museum/museum-exhibitions
8 am May 10th Missouri Conservation Department event at Weldon Spring Conservation Area, St. Charles County
Lewis and Clark Trail Hike 🚶♀️
8.3 miles with spectacular views of the Missouri River
Register https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/207862
2 pm May 6th Missouri Conservation Department event at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, Kirkwood
DIY Hummingbird Feeders
Register https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/207894
Can't make it? Check out this video https://youtu.be/P1rAvGo1Fj0?feature=shared
Bring Conservation Home & Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter event
St. Louis County Native 🌱 Plant Tour in Webster Groves
$20. Register https://slas.givecloud.co/product/12F2D8A/st-louis-native-plant-garden-tour
St. Louis Astronomical Society event at Tower Grove Park
🔭 Stargazing
https://www.towergrovepark.org/calendar/2024/10-12/stargazing-ex8k4-ga5mh
🎥 Green City Life Film Showing https://slpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6738f79f780c53e63c6afeab
+ Create your own miniature city block
More on the documentary https://www.indicanpictures.com/new-releases/green-city-life
1 pm Saturday, May 3rd, St. Louis Public Library class at Central Library
Growing 🌱 Herbs in Containers
https://slpl.bibliocommons.com/events/6750802c54a602ae2c3c648f
Meet the Pack: Animals of the Endangered 🐺 Wolf Center
https://slpl.bibliocommons.com/events/672bb869e39a442f00ac8882
"Note: There will be no live animals at this program."
Spring Dandelion Festival
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-spring-celebration-dandelion-festival-tickets-1261670653889?aff=oddtd
*which has been in the news lately https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-04-04/north-st-louis-county-farmers-funding-food-insecurity but not w/o controversy https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_25dac0ac-5b00-4f33-b5a7-a6f658bb0617.html
Our spring garden spinach is huge this year and grows back as fast as we harvest.
Garden humor perfection
They tunnel under the mats, eat the roots of plants, then pop up from mat edge to graze topside in garden and hide in leaves when there's danger.
https://grownative.org/native_plants/coral-honeysuckle/
Lots of baby plants from one side of arbor that didn't get pruned last year. Lower vines were covered in soil by wind and rooted. They'll get a new home at lake park.
9 am to 1 pm Saturday
Shaw Nature Reserve Spring 🌱 Wildflower Market
$5 per person or $10 per vehicle
https://www.snrshop.org/
8 am to Noon Saturday, May 3rd
Edwardsville IL Garden Club 🌱 Plant Sale
St. Mary’s Church Parking Lot
https://www.edwardsvillegardenclub.org/plant-sales
9 am to 4 pm Saturday-Sunday
Three Rivers Community Farm 🌱 Plant Sale
https://threeriverscommunityfarm.com/events
Elsah
native perennials, herbs, annual bedding plants, cutting flowers, veggie seedlings https://three-rivers-community-farm.localline.ca/plant-sale
May 3rd-4th
Tower Grove East Community Garden Annual 🌱 Plant Sale
3301 Sidney
veggies, annuals, perennials, hosta, ground covers, herbs
Saturday is also Tower Grove East Community Yard Sale https://towergroveeast.org/tower-grove-east-events/community-yard-sale/
7 am to 3 pm Saturday
9 am to 4 pm Sunday
Kress Farm Garden Preserve 🌱 Plant Sale
Hillsboro
Native plants, shrubs, trees; nonnative plants, annuals, vegetable seedlings
https://www.kressfarm.org/
9 am to 1 pm Saturday
11 am to 3 pm Sunday
EarthDance Farm 🌱 Plant Sale
Ferguson MO
https://earthdancefarms.org/plant-sale/
El diccionario de jardinería y paisajismo only $10.50 https://www.aliformpublishing.com/product/bilingualdictionaryofgardeningandlandscaping/20?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false
🌱 Gardeners of Florissant Annual Spring Plant Sale & Garden Bazaar at Florissant Elks Lodge https://www.florissantmo.com/egov/documents/1745330158_65757.png
🌱 O'Fallon Garden Club Plant & Rummage Sale https://www.ofallonmogarden.com/special-events
10 am Friday Missouri Botanical Garden event
Landscape Therapy with Edwina von Gal, Perfect Earth Project
nature-based land care, working with nature, not against it
Free
Register https://tinyurl.com/5brc77up
9 am to 1 pm Friday, May 2nd
Master Gardeners 🌱 Plant Sale at Hillsboro
https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2025-05-02-master-gardener-plant-sale
Some of us cannot see or don't see very well and most of us enjoy knowing plant names and other identification.
Well done @lbmack.bsky.social. 🤩 Looking very springtime at your place, appreciate the ALT.
Plant Predators- An Introduction to Carnivorous Plants
presented by Carnivorous Plant Society
Register https://slpl.bibliocommons.com/events/672d539581cc013600bdf846
11 year old Sam shows you how
https://youtu.be/I1k37GxhpIg?feature=shared
2 pm Wednesday, April 30th, Partners for Native Landscaping and St. Louis County Library event
Oh, 🦌 Deer – Dealing with Unwanted Guests in Your Landscape
Register https://slcl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=158378
10 am Wednesday, April 30th
Bellefontaine Cemetery & Arboretum
Springtime History & Horticulture 🚶♀️ Walking Tour with Master Guide
Register https://bellefontainecemetery.org/event/springtime-walking-tour-043025/
1 Seat remaining
6 pm Tuesday, April 29th, Willoughby Farm event
Fence Picket Planter Workshop
$40 – all materials, tools, instruction included
Register https://www.collinsvilleil.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/8475/295
1:30 pm Tuesday, April 29th, University of Illinois Extension event
Nature’s Uninvited Guests: The Impact of Invasive Plants
Properly dealing with invasive plants can lessen environmental impact
Register https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2025-04-29-natures-uninvited-guests-impact-invasive-plants
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/sustainable-gardening
🌱 Native Plant Sale @ Sachs Butterfly House https://butterflyhouse7.wixsite.com/bhplantsale
🌱 Three Rivers Community Farm Plant Sale @ Elsah IL https://threeriverscommunityfarm.com/events
🌱 St Charles County Master Gardeners Sale
https://www.stcharlescountymastergardeners.com/
1 pm Today, April 27th
County Extension Education Foundation fundraiser in Edwardsville
🌱 Plant Bingo
Win Plants 🌱
$20 donation suggested
Farm Bureau Building, 900 Hillsboro
https://www.riverbender.com/events/details.cfm?seriesid=49588
Missouri River 🦆 Bird Observatory Fundraiser
Online Auction
https://www.32auctions.com/MRBOSpring2025
Lots of food, drink, bird lover, plant lover, nature book items
Saturday 5/2 Deadline
Soulard Art Gallery juried Exhibit: The Art of Nature
https://www.soulardartgallery.com/calls-for-art
Theme: Nature is the source of all true knowledge. Explore the beauty of the natural world around us, express yourself with your personal connection
Wednesday, April 30th Deadline
Powder Valley Urban Nature 📷 Photo Contest
https://mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/207903
Added this week
🌱 2 more Sales in St. Charles County MO
🌱 Kress Farm Garden Preserve Sale, JeffCo MO
🌱 Earth Dance Farm Sale
🌱 3 more Sales in Illinois
Rhode Island, Wyoming, Canada,...
@mobotgarden.bsky.social May Gardening Tips, Tasks, & Problems
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/gardening-by-month/may
"Don't prematurely remove spring bulb foliage or next year's flower production will decline."
https://seedstl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Spacing-Chart-2.pdf
https://seedstl.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Planting-Calendar-2025-Front-1.png
This Week
🌱 Start Indoors: Melons, Squash
🌱 Transplant: Perennials, Trees, Basil, Cabbage, Chard, Collards, Kale
🌱 Sow Outdoors: Beans, Beets, Collards, Kale, Parsley, Peas, Spinach, Turnips
But the Delphinium might be happier elsewhere. It needs room to grow and great drainage- often an issue with containers.