By Barbara Perry Lawton (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener June 2007 issue) Pools are loads of fun during our warm—yes, hot summer days. Water games involving lots of splashing are sure to keep children happy. But those hot splashy conditions can make it hard to find plants that are both attractive and tolerant of the poolside
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By Steffie Littlefield (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener June 2006 issue.) The classic green-and-white garden is a super-sophisticated theme appealing to the gardener with discerning tastes. The gardener who chooses to specialize is saying there’s more to a garden plant than what you can see from across the street. Designing and implementing a garden devoid of
» Read moreI attended the Solstice with the Stars last night, which benefits Gateway Greening’s programs. All the horticultural Who’s Who of the Gateway region were there–even Mizzou the Chicken! Plus lots of beautiful plants and containers that went home to the highest bidder. Thanks to David Sherwood for hosting a great event, and to all the people and businesses who donated
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This article appears in the June 2011 issue of The Gateway Gardener magazine on stands now. By Ellen Barredo Early this winter, my local supplier of tropical plants, Rich, called with an interesting story about Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum. While touring a Florida supplier Rich and his daughter Danielle encountered a greenhouse that contained potted Miracle Fruit with small red
» Read moreThe Gateway Gardener was pleased to be a co-sponsor of the St. Louis Garden Tour Sunday, June 12th. The tour was hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden and takes place only once every 3 year. This year, 8 gardens were featured, including A Collectors Garden, Wildlife Sanctuary, a Summer Entertaining Garden, A Tropical Garden, A Natural Beauty Garden, a Garden
» Read moreBy Pat Bellrose Heavy rain, way below normal temperatures and now extreme prolonged heat! Each year gives us new challenges growing annuals, But this year WOW! If you planted early you probably are experiencing some issues. If you have planted late or have not planted yet your plants are experiencing a different set of issues. So far I have gotten
» Read moreI took photos in May, but never got around to posting them, so thought I’d catch up on what’s blooming (plus some foliage interest) in the garden at the start of June. Included are some plants from the Plant of Merit garden, the “Petite Prairie” native garden, a shade garden, and the new sun garden created in the vacancy created
» Read moreBy Steffie Littlefield (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener May 2006 issue) After being given the assignment of writing on a small ornamental grass (sedge, actually) called carex, a subject I feared was very limited, I went to my bulging bookshelf of garden resources for new information. The first three books I choose did not even list
» Read moreBy Barbara Perry Lawton (This article was first published in The Gateway Gardener May 2006 issue.) Traditional gardeners and garden designers often create each garden bed and border with a single focus, with an emphasis on a particular group of plants. As a result, we often have perennial borders, annual beds, rose gardens, herb gardens and other “Johnny-One-Note” gardens. While
» Read moreOn May 18th, my son Chris sent me a photo by phone of a bunch of pencil- or finger-sized holes that had appeared overnight in the soil in his Crestwood backyard. “What’s going on?” he asked in a mild panic. I knew from calls we’d received at the Missouri Botanical Garden Horticulture Answer Desk and from reports in the news
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