Give us the details of your upcoming gardening, lawn or landscaping event and we’ll add it to our website and include it in our next issue. Deadline for printing in Winter Issue 2023 issue is October 6, 2023. If you don’t make that deadline, send the information anyway, and we’ll post it on this page.

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

Fun for Kids

March 2^nd

9-10am—Children’s Garden Club: Flower Arrangements. 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. Hosted by Baish and Skinner, 2721Lasalle St. 63104.

April 6^th

9-10am—Children’s Garden Club: Edible Pots. 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. Hosted by Planthaven Farms, 6703 Telegraph Rd., 63129.

Classes, Plants Sales and More

March 2^nd

9am-noon—2024 Weekend Gardener. Join University of Illinois Extension for an enriching experience to explore the world of gardening with expert speakers and engaging discussions. A hearty breakfast will be served from 8:15 to 9:00 a.m., followed by sessions. Participants will have the opportunity to attend one session during each time period, making it a flexible and tailored experience. For more information and to register, visit http://tinyurl.com/2rzsyn2s.

March 5^th

7-8:d0pm—Virtual Program: Using iNaturalist in your Garden. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

March 6^th

2-3:30pm—Virtual Program: Native Plant Food Gardening Panel. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

10am—Spring Plant Revival. It’s time to transition your houseplants back to the outdoors for summer. If some of your plants need that “extra” attention grab one of your “neediest” plants and bring them to our workshop. We will address each plant’s needs and you will have the opportunity to repot (selection available), new soil, nutrients, and an explanation of how to care for that particular plant along with learning about many others. There is a cost associated with this event. Passiglia Landscape, Nursery & Garden Center, 1855 MO-109, Wildwood, MO 63038. (636) 458-9202, passiglia@passiglia.com. Passiglia.com.

March 7^th

6-7:30pm—Compost 101. Part of the Composting Class Series hosted by Seed St Louis, Table to Garden, and Willoughby Heritage Farm. The first four Core classes cover basic composting principles, soil health, and how to select a compost system(s) that works for you and your family.  Thereafter starting in May, monthly Specific classes cover in-depth information and hands-on skills for compost bin systems, vermicomposting (worm composting), compost tumblers, Bokashi fermentation, and static compost systems.  Wrap up the series with a microscopic examination of compost samples and free potluck dinner in October! All classes will be held at the new Compost Demonstration site at Willoughby Heritage Farm, 631 Willoughby Lane, Collinsville, IL  62234.  Classes are $12/ea. Visit https://bit.ly/3GE34ws for more information and to register.

March 8^th-9th

10am-9pm—34^th Annual Midwestern Herb and Garden Show. Free classes, plants and herbs for sale, garden art, ceramics, books, herbal remedies, plus other programs, vendors and food concessions. FREE. Times Square Mall, Mt. Vernon, IL. (618) 242-3151.

March 10th

1pm—New Perennials and St. Louis Favorites. Elks Club Patio Garden Speaker Series. Guest speaker Barry Ritter of Ritter Perennials. RSVP to drwplants@gmail.com. Elks Club Lodge #9, 12481 Ladue Rd., Creve Coeur, 63141.

March 12^th

7-9pm—Virtual Program: Kill Your Lawn for the Birds. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

March 13^th

2-3:30pm—Virtual Program: Container Gardening with Native Plants. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

Week of March 18^th

Well-Being Week. A special effort of the Therapeutic Horticulture team. Engaging activities as well as suggestions to deepen your connection with nature as you walk the Garden. Missouri Botanical Garden. Free with Garden admission.

March 19^th 

7-8:30pm—Virtual Program: Planning for Future Drough with Native Plants. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

March 20^th  

2-3:30pm—Virtual Program: Native Landscaping for Butterflies and Moths. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

March 23^rd

8amm-2pm—Partners for Native Landscaping Workshop and Plant Sale. Maryland Heights Community Center. Keynote Guest Speaker Carol Davit of Missouri Prairie Foundation and GrowNative discusses “Native Plant Nation: Cultivating an Ethic of Native Landscaping.”  $10. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

March 24th

Noon—Flowering Shrubs and Evergreens. Sandy Harmon of Spring Meadow Nursery discusses what’s trending, what’s troubling and what works. Free, no registration needed. Bring a friend and your questions. Effinger Garden Center, 720 South 11^th St., Belleville, IL. (618) 234-4600.

1pm—Spring Training for Gardeners. Have you tried gardening before only to strike out? Bring in a photo or a drawing of a small space you want to pitch to us, and we will give you the starting lineup of how to get started. You will get the play by play from Julie on preparing soil, managing your space & what plants will be best to hit a home run with your project! Passiglia Landscape, Nursery & Garden Center, 1855 MO-109, Wildwood, MO 63038. (636) 458-9202, passiglia@passiglia.com. Passiglia.com.

March 30^th

9am-Noon—Webster Groves Herb Society Display. The Webster Groves Herb Society invites visitors to stop by their educational table in the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center. Included with Garden admission. Missouri Botanical Garden.

April 3^rd

10am—Creating Botanical Paintings. Lynn from ArtDog in Eureka will be here to guide you creating beautiful Botanical paintings that you will complete and take home. Grab a friend, we will have water and a snack to enjoy while here and we will provide everything you need to complete your creation.  There is a cost associated with this event. Passiglia Landscape, Nursery & Garden Center, 1855 MO-109, Wildwood, MO 63038. (636) 458-9202, passiglia@passiglia.com. Passiglia.com.

April 5^th

9am-3pm—Missouri Arbor Day Tree Giveaway. Celebrate Arbor Day in Missouri and receive a free Missouri native tree sapling from the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening. Kemper Center staff will provide planting and care tips and be available to answer your tree care questions.Vendors to include the St. Louis Arborists Assoc., Missouri Department of Conservation, and Spire. Included with Garden admission. Tree saplings available while supplies last.