Meetings, Classes, Entertainment and More

Give us the details of your upcoming gardening, lawn or landscaping event and we’ll add it here and include it in our next issue. Deadline for printing in the June issue is April 1st.

GARDEN CLUBS AND PLANT SOCIETY MEETINGS

Interested in Joining a Garden Club or Plant Society? We have meeting dates, locations and contact information on more than 50 area garden clubs on our website at www.GatewayGardener.com. Don’t have access to the internet? Just call us at (314) 968-3740, or write us at PO Box 220853, St. Louis, MO 63122, and we’ll get the information to you. So share your joy for gardening and join a garden club or favorite plant society today!

FUN FOR KIDS

April 4^th  

9am-Children’s Garden Club. Edible Bowls. FREE. Pre-registration is required on the St. Louis County website at https://tinyurl.com/yc3v3pfj or by calling 314-615-4386. Sponsored by St. Louis County Parks Department. Planthaven Farms, 6703 Telegraph Rd., 63129.

May 2^nd  

9am-Children’s Garden Club. Planter with Annuals and Planting the Garden.  FREE. Pre-registration is required on the St. Louis County website at https://tinyurl.com/yc3v3pfj or by calling 314-615-4386. Sponsored by St. Louis County Parks Department. Queeny Park – CGC Nursery, 1675 S. Mason Rd. (Queeny Park East Entrance), St. Louis 63131.

PLANT SALES, GARDEN TOURS AND SHOWS

April 18^th

8:30am-2pm—Webster Groves Herb Society Spring Herb Sale. There will be a large selection of basic as well as hard-to-find herbs, heirloom tomatoes, peppers, strawberries, ground cherries, perennials, and natives. Experience the Webster Groves Herb Society tradition, and kick off the growing season with us! First Congregational Church of Webster Groves. 110 W. Lockwood (corner of Lockwood and Elm) Webster Groves. Cash, check, debt and credit accepted. Free admission and parking.

April 18^th

10am-2pm—Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale. A wide variety of native wildflowers, grasses, sedges, vines, shrubs and trees supplied by Grow Native! Vendors include Gaylena’s Garden, River City Natives, Ozark Soul Native Plants and Papillon Perennials. professional members available for purchase. World Bird Sanctuary, 125 Bald Eagle Rd., Valley Park, MO 63088. Cash or checks at all vendors, some also take credit cards.

April 24^th

9am-4pm—St. Louis Community College Horticulture Program Spring Plant Sale. Annuals, veggies, perennials natives, and herbs. STLC Meramec, 11333 Big Bend Rd, Parking Lot K, Kirkwood, MO. Rain Date: April 25^th, 9am-2pm.

April 24^th-25^th

8am-6pm Fri., 8am-noon Sat.—Webster Groves Garden Club Spring Plant Sale. Wide variety of plants grown in local home gardens, including natives and non-natives. Garden Club members on hand to answer questions. Proceeds support horticulture scholarships and other activities. Webster Groves Recreation Complex, 33 E. Glendale, Webster Groves.

April 25th

St. Charles Master Gardener Spring Plant Sale. Tomatoes, Peppers, Herbs, Annuals, Perennials and Natives. Admittance by reservation only. Sign up at stcharlescountymastergardeners.com. MU Extension Office, 260 Brown Rd., St. Peters, MO

April 25^th-26^th

9am-3pm—Pollinator Plant Sale. Wide selection of native plants that benefit butterflies, bees, and other native pollinators. All plant proceeds benefit Project Pollinator, our community gardening initiative. Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, 15050 Faust Park Dr., Chesterfield, MO. Admission not required to shop the sale. More info at butterflyhouse.org/projectpollinator.

May 1^st-2^nd

2-7pm Fri., 7am-noon Sat.—Plant and Rummage Sale.  2606 Riley Paul Ct, O”Fallon, MO 63368. Perennials, native plants, houseplants, gently used gardening items. Clean, gently used household items. Funds raised support community projects of the O’Fallon Garden Club. 

May 1^st-2^nd

Fri. Noon-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm—The Gardeners of Florissant Annual Spring Plant Sale and Elks BBQ. Perennials, annuals, shrubs, shade plants, vegetables, herbs, hanging baskets and more! Indoors and climate controlled for your comfort. Easy loading from multiple doors. NEW LOCATION. Florissant Elks Lodge 16400 New Halls Ferry Rd., Florissant, MO 63031.

May 2^nd

10a-2pm—Ozark Flora Fest and Native Plant Sale. Visit www.shawnature.org for the big changes in this event, formerly the Shaw Wildflower Market. Shaw Nature Reserve, 307 Pinetum Loop. Rd., Gray Summit, 63039.

May 2^nd-3^rd

8am-1pm Sat. Noon-3pm Sun.—Central Missouri Master Gardener Annual Plant Sale. 3 greenhouses full of tomatoes, peppers, hanging baskets, perennials (including natives), Master Gardener Greenhouses, 810 Sandstone, Jefferson City, MO.

May 9^th

8:30am-noon—Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association Plant Sale. Hundreds of homegrown sun and shade perennials from Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association gardens, plus small container arrangements ready just in time for Mother’s Day.  Profits go to support horticultural programs at WG schools and other community projects. parking lot of WG First Congregational Church located at Elm and Lockwood. 

May 9^th

8am-noon—Edwardsville Garden Club Spring Plant Sale. Many varieties of perennials, houseplants, natives, vegetables, annuals, herbs, garden art and books. St. Mary’s Catholic Church parking lot, 1802 ,Madison Avenue, Edwardsville, IL 62025.

May 9^th

10am-2pm—Wild Ones Native Plant Sale. All your favorite native plants to boost your pollinator profile! Shaw Nature Reserve’s Ozark Flora Fest, 307 Pineturn Loop Rd., Gray Summit, MO 63039, at the front entrance.

May 17^th

10am-2pm—Bring Conservation Home Native Plant Sale. Five Oaks on Warson, 1200 N. Warson Rd., Olivette, MO 63132.

CLASSES, LECTURES AND EVENTS

Forest ReLEAF April Events—Want to get your hands dirty planting trees. Visit Forest ReLeaf’s Event Page at www.moreleaf.org to learn more about our April events, including Public Potting (Apr. 4), O’Fallon Park Tree Planting (Apr. 11), Pear Buy Back (Apr. 21), public potting at City Tree Farm (Apr. 22) and Earth Day Festival Giveaway (Apr. 25).

April 4^th
11am—Resurrection Garden. Using a shallow container we will create a symbolic Easter craft depicting the scene of the tomb and resurrection of Jesus. $40.00. Sign up at hhoffmannhillermann.com or call Hoffmann-Hillermann Nurser & Florist at 636-239-6729.

April 11^th
11am—Bog Garden. Build your own carnivorous bog garden that mimics the plants natural environment to encourage healthier plants. $30.00. Sign up at hoffmannhillermann.com or call Hoffmann-Hillermann Nurser & Florist at 636-239-6729.

April 11^th

1:30pm—Plant Bingo. Laughter, friendly competition and the opportunity to win beautiful plants. Suggested donation: $20 at the door or online. Presented by the Madison County Extension Education Foundation. Proceeds support University of Illinois Extension programming such as 4-H, Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists and Nutrition Education. (618) 344-4230, https://givebutter.com/MCEEF2026Bingo. Farm Bureau Auditorium, 900 Hillsboro Ave., Edwardsville, IL 62025.

April 18^th
11am—Tea Garden. Create your own Tea Garden using a variety of herbs. You will learn how to care for and harvest fresh ingredients from this garden to make your own medicinal tea. $45.00. Sign up at hoffmannhillermann.com or call Hoffmann-Hillermann Nurser & Florist at 636-239-6729.

April 25^th

9am-1pm—Kirkwood Arbor Day Celebration.  Two trees will be planted to celebrate the Kirkwood Library’s 100^th Anniversary. There will also be a volunteer-based tree planting on West Rose Hill Ave. The celebration is run in conjunction with the Beer Run and Coffee Klatch. Activities for children and free bare-root trees will be available. Kirkwood Public Library, 140 E. Jefferson Ave., Kirkwood.

April 25^th
11am—Decorative Porch Pot. Join us to plant a decorative sun/shade porch pot accompanied with a wind chime pot stand. $60.00. Sign up at hoffmannhillermann.com or call Hoffmann-Hillermann Nurser & Florist at 636-239-6729

April 25^th-26^th

St. Louis Earth Day Festival. Celebrate Earth Day with great food, music and activities. Learn about sustainable products and practices from local businesses and organizations. Forest Park on the Muny grounds. Free and open to the public. Visit earthday-365.org for details.

May 9^th

9am-3pm—Washington County in Bloom Flower Festival.  Seed and plant swap. Craft and Plant booths, free kids activities, food trucks and more. Potosi Lion’s Club, 10386 Hwy 185, Potosi, MO. Visit WashCoMoInBloom.com for more info.