It’s March, and we get excited when anything–ANYTHING–gives us a little colorful respite from the drabby winter browns. Here are a few things blooming in The Gateway Gardener Garden on this temperate March morning.
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By MaryAnn Fink (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener March 2007 issue) Early spring is a transitional time. Winter loosens her chilling grip, worn landscapes recover with spring’s healing touch and anxious but optimistic gardeners slip into an amnesic state. Marking the start of this recovery period, the Corneliancherry reveals her yellow-colored blossoms. Blossoming shortly after the
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By Barbara Perry Lawton (This article first appeared in The Gateway Gardener March 2006 issue) Invest in your future enjoyment by planting trees wisely. For an extra added bonus, choose trees that bloom. We are familiar with the many well-known fruit trees of the rose family—apples, cherries, plums, peaches and crabapples. But don’t limit your horizons to these handsome flowering
» Read moreHere are photos from the Garden Blitz event last weekend co-sponsored by the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis, as well as photos of the reception held Saturday night for members of the Hort Co-op to meet the new MBG Director, Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson. Click on any photo to view and click on the
» Read moreBy Glennon Kraemer (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener March 2010 issue.) Any successful business, weight loss program or retirement account requires planning. It’s the sound execution of that plan that brings the most reward. Your lawn is no different. There are no “magic pills” for your lawn (only Magic Mix, but I digress). If you take
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Hummert International Has Roots with Area Seed Companies By Steve Millett, Ph.D. (This article first appeared in The Gateway Gardener January/February 2009 issue) St. Louis has long been a hub of horticulture. Many seed companies have come and gone with the ever-changing demands of the market place and events that shaped history. In the end, the St. Louis horticulture industry
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By Connie Alwood (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener January/February 2009 issue) “Shoot all of the Blue Jays that you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird.”–Atticus Finch to Scout and Jem in To Kill a Mockingbird “Handsome Devil” was an expression used to describe bad boys who had
» Read moreBy Andrea McMasters (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener January/February 2009 issue.) Ah, it is that time of year again! Love is in the air, hearts are aflutter, romance is in bloom. To what am I referring, you ask? Valentine’s Day, of course. It is never too soon to begin thinking about the holiday (as a florist,
» Read moreBy Diane Brueckman (This article first appeared in The Gateway Gardener January/February 2007 issue) The rose has fascinated mankind since the beginning of recorded time. In the beginning the rose was grown for food and medicine but soon found its way into all aspects of life. Three thousand years ago the Greek poet Sappho in her Ode to the Rose
» Read moreBy Connie Alwood (This article first appeared in The Gateway Gardener January/February 2008 issue.) Just about everyone can identify a crow. Even its voice caw, caw, caw is unmistakable. People’s estimation of this large, all black bird runs the gamut. We either vilify him for pilfering our garbage bags and eating small birds or we admire his cunning. The American
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