Gardening

Even as an especially wintry winter continues to make itself known across the St. Louis region, spring is more and more on residents’ minds – and will…

Ah, finally, beautiful Missouri spring weather. Should last about five days, right? Let's use that time to get up to snuff on best gardening practices for…

Plants such as milkweed, blazing star, goldenrods, turtleheads, and the aster and cardinal flowers are just a few that are native to the St. Louis area.…

With early March temperatures already in the 60s and 70s, it is time to think about dragging out those pruning shears, pots and gathering mulch. It is…

Whether your garden needs a little TLC or needs to be planted in the first place, the St. Louis area has some unique gardening hacks to help even the…

Is it too early to plant carrots? What about tomatoes? And is there any use for those spiky sweetgum tree seeds?Missouri Botanical Garden horticulturists…

A record donation of produce to more than 80 food pantries and other sites around the state is coming from an unlikely source: the Missouri Department of…

Cindy Gilberg’s natural habitat was a garden. Preferably, one filled with native perennials.Growing up in St. Louis, she spent much of her time exploring…

The Missouri Botanical Garden annual Green Homes Festival is this Saturday at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. One of the focuses of this year’s…

After an especially harsh winter, spring has returned to St. Louis. Gardeners across the region are planting and planning for the growing season.But the…