Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events Meetings, Classes, Entertainment and More

Updates to this information are often posted on our online events calendar at www.GatewayGardener.com, so check there for the latest details.

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 the June issue is May 1st.

GARDEN PLANT SALES

Now through April 9th

Virtual--St. Louis Community

College Plant Sale and Student

Fundraiser. Orders may be placed online betweenMarch 19 and April 9. Contactless pick-ups will be scheduled on the STLCC Meramec campus from April 23 thru May 2. For plant availability and purchase visit our online store at our Facebook event. This sale is completely funded by the student club and all proceeds from the sale go back to the horticulture club (a.k.a The Meramec Botanical Society). Profits from the sale are utilized by the club for field trips, education, outreach, service, industry connection, outdoor lab improvements and campus beautification. Contact ccoyne@stlcc.edu for more information.

April 10th-11 and 17th-18th Butterfly House Pollinator Plant

Sale. Don’t miss our annual pollinator plant sale! The horticulture experts at the Butterfly House will help you plan your pollinator garden. We will have a wide variety of native plants that benefit butterflies, bees, and other native pollinators. All plant sale proceeds benefit Project Pollinator, our community gardening initiative. Call (314) 577-0888 for details. Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. 15050 Faust Park, Chesterfield.

April 15th-27th

Shaw Wildflower Pick Up. Pre-order your Missouri native plants online from multiple vendors and pick up in one location at Shaw Nature Reserve on May 8. Proceeds support the Nature Reserve’s ongoing native plant horticulture, ecologial restoration and environmental education programs. Exclusive members only pre-sale April 14th.www.missouribotanicalgarden. org.

April 24th

9am-1pm—Plant Sale-Ascension Lutheran Church. Choose from a colorful section of fresh, locally grown pre-ordered annual flowers and hanging baskets. Shop for additional annuals flowers, perennials, vegetable that will brighten your landscapes or give to Mom for Mother’s Day. Please visit ascensionstl.com/plants for complete details and to download the order form. Proceeds benefit our youth activities. Word of Life Lutheran School 6535 Eichelberger St 63109 near Francis Park in South St. Louis.

May 1st

9am-noon—St. Clair County Garden Club Plant Sale. Eight varieties of milkweed, houseplants, annuals, perennials, bulbs, tubers. In front of Wild Birds Unlimited store in Schnuck’s Plaza, Swansea, IL.

May 7th-8th

Noon-7pm Fri., 10am-6pm Sun-Florissant Plant & Flower Sale. Herbs, vegetables, ground covers, perennials, natives, annuals, houseplants, potted arrangements and more. Hosted by Gardeners of Florissant. Bangert Park Shelter #1, 275 New Florissant Rd., Florissant, MO.

May 8th

8:30am-noon—Webster Groves Herb Society Sale. Culinary, ornamental, and medicinal herbs will be out on the church parking lot. There will be herb society members there masked and socially distancing to answer any questions you may have about growing and caring for your herbs. This event supports the Society s work at local herb gardens as well as providing scholarships to local horticulture students, and donating to local schools and organizations. No cash transactions. For information about our group and plant list of available plants at the sale check out www.wgherbs.org. First Congregational Church of Webster Groves, 10 W. Lockwood. Free admission and parking.

9am-noon—Mason Ridge Garden Club Plant Sale. Perennials from the gardens in the park and members own gardens will be for sale. Longview Farm Park, 13525 Clayton Road in Town & Country. Cash or checks, only. Questions? Contact claire@ chosid.us.

May 8th

8am-noon—Mississippi Valley Garden Club Plant Sale. Mostly perennials, gently used gardening items. Please social distance. Sportsmens Club, 3109 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL 62035. Contact: (618) 917-5853 for more information.

CLASSES, LECTURES AND EVENTS

April 6th-7th

6-7pm—Meet The Designers (Virtual). Free online discussion with two Minneapolis and St. Louis native garden designers. Meet the designers who designed seven native garden designs featured on Wild Ones website. See the designs and register for the event at nativegardendesigns. wildones.org.

April 7th, 14th, 22nd and 28th Grow Native! Webinars and Master

Classes. Virtual classes and seminars. Master classes are 50 minutes plus Q&A. Free to all Missouri Prairie Foundation dues-paying members, $15 to non members. Webinars are 30 minutes plus Q&A. Free to all. Register at moprairie.org.

May 1st-31st

St. Louis Birdathon. A walkathon but instead of counting miles, you count birds! Anyone can participate, from beginners to expert birders. This is a fun and educational event for all ages and runs the entire month of May. No time for birding? You can still make a difference for birds by making a pledge to support a team or an individual. For more information, please visit www. stlouisaudubon.org/stlbirdathon.

BRING YOUR GARDEN TO LIFE

Bayer’s Garden Center

Imperial, MO St Louis, MO www.bayergardenshops.com

Crabapple Cove Nursery

St Louis, MO Tel.: (314) 846-4021

Garden Heights

Richmond Heights, MO www.gardenheights.com

Greenscapes Garden & Gifts

Manchester, MO www.greenscapegardens.com Sherwood’s Forest Nursery & Garden Center Ballwin, MO www.sherwoods-forest.com

Passiglia’s Nursery

Wildwood, MO www.passiglia.com

Joes Market Basket

Edwardsville, IL O’Fallon, IL www.joesmarketbasket.com

OK Hatchery Feed & Garden Store

Kirkwood, MO (314) 822-0083

Timberwinds Nursery

Ellisville, MO www.timberwindsnursery.com

Sugar Creek

Kirkwood, MO www.sugarcreekgardens.com