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GARDEN TOURS, PLANT SALES AND SHOWS

April 1st

9am-Noon—Spring Plant Sale. Browse Seed St. Louis’ (formerly Gateway Greening) spring plant sale for six-packs of spring seedlings, seed packets, t-shirts and more. Seed St. Louis Carriage House, 3815 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO.

April 15th

8am-2pm—Native Plant Workshop and Plant Sale. Hosted by Partners for Native Landscaping. Details to come. Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center, 11715 Cragwold Rd., Kirkwood. Registration required. For more details and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

April 23rd

2-5pm—St. Louis Hosta Vendor Day. Hostas and companion plants and garden items from Avalon Acres and Hostas on the Bluff for sale, plus vendors for equipment, paper art, and baked goods. Open to the public. FREE entrance. Crestwood Community Center Gym, 9245 Whitecliff Park Lane, Crestwood.

April 28th

9am-4pm—STLCC Meramec Horticulture Plant Sale. Choose from perennials, veggies, herbs, native, and annuals. All plants are grown in the school’s greenhouses by horticulture department students and staff. All proceeds from the sale go the purchase of materials for future plant sales and student engagement. 11333 Big Bend Rd., Kirkwood, MO 63122, West Parking Lot K. Rain date, Saturday April 29th, 9am-2pm. Cash or check only.

April 28th-29th

8am-6pm Fri., 8am-noon Sat.— The Webster Groves Garden Club Plant Sale. Webster Groves Recreation Center, 33 E. Glendale Road, Webster Groves,

MO 63119. Come early for the best selection of reasonably priced home-nurtured sun and shade perennials, herbs and natives collected from private gardens. Proceeds support community gardening outreach and education, as well as two scholarships the WGGC awards annually to students of St. Louis Community College’s horticulture program. The club’s meetings featuring horticulture speakers are free and open to the public. Any area resident is welcome to join the WGGC. facebook.com/ WebsterGrovesGardenClub/

April 29th

9am-1pm—Ascension Lutheran Church ‘Think Spring’ Plant Sale. Word of Life Lutheran School, 6535 Eichelberger, 63109. Choose from a colorful selection of fresh, locally grown annuals, perennials, vegetables and hanging baskets. Some additional perennials and annuals will be available on sale day. Please visit Ascensionstl. com/PLANTS for complete details and to download the pre-order form. Pre-order required and due by April 14. Proceeds benefit youth activities. Questions? Karen Hilkerbaumer, 314-3782977 or gbomber@swbell.net, or Julie Headrick, 314-258-2169 or hea102@sbcglobal.net.

April 29th

9am-1pm—Seven Pines Garden Club Plant Sale. Open to the public. Large selection of nursery fresh annuals and hardy perennials from members’ garden. Seven Pines pool, 2115 Seven Pines Drive.

April 29th-30th

9am-3pm Sat., 11am-2pm Sun.—U City in Bloom Plant Sale. Sale includes donated local plants, natives, trees, plants for birds and butterflies, and a great selection of herbs and advice from experts. All proceeds benefit U. City in Bloom gardens and the Ruth Park Woods restoration project. Nursery at 6860 Vernon, University City.

April 29th

8:30am-noon—Webster Groves Herb Society Plant Sale. First Congregational Church of Webster

Groves 10 S. Lockwood Ave., Webster Groves 63119. Cash, debt, credit and check accepted. Free parking. a variety of culinary, ornamental, and medicinal herbs, full size and cherry tomato plants, hot and sweet peppers., and Missouri native plants including coneflowers, bee balm, yarrow, and milkweeds. There will also be some member-grown herbs, and plants and a wonderful collection of member-grown seed packets. Visit wgherbs.org for more information.

April 30th

9am-2pm—Partners for Native Landscaping Native Plant Fair/Sale. Beyond Housing Headquarters, 6506 Wright Way, St. Louis, 63121.

May 5th-6th

3-7pm Fri. (members only), 9am1pm Sat.—Spring Wildflower Market. Shop from a wide selection of Missouri native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, vines, sedges and trees suitable for all conditions and grown by local nurseries in the region. Talk to native plant experts and enjoy beer, wine, spirits, cheese, honey, crafts and more. Shaw Nature Reserve.

May 5th and 6th

Noon-9pm Fri., 9am-5pm Sat.— Gardeners of Florissant Annual Sale. During Valley of Flowers weekend in Florissant. Annuals, perennials and beautiful hanging baskets will be available along with a variety of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes; hot, super hot, and sweet peppers; herbs; and possibly other vegetables. Sale will be on the Ice Rink at the James J. Eagan Civic Center 1 James J. Eagan Civic Center.

May 6th

9am-3pm—Franklin County Master Gardeners Plant Sale. JC Penney parking lot in Washington, MO. Shop from a wide selection of plants.

May 6th

8:30am-12:30pm—Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association Plant Sale. Homegrown shade and sun perennials, natives, container plants and specimen hostas from a Hosta Society member garden. Garden club members will answer questions about growing and caring for your plants. Proceeds fund support of Webster Groves schools, Ruhe Park Garden and community organizations. First Congregational Church of Webster Groves parking lot, 10 W. Lockwood. Cash, credit, debit and checks accepted. wgwga. org.

May 13th

9am-3pm—Plant America Garden Expo. 308 Civic Park Drive. Activities for kids, plant sales, growing vegetables, flowers, garden clubs. Sponsored by Jardin du Lac, Boone Country, Fleur de Lis and O’Fallon Garden Clubs, and MO Green Future. (314) 850- 4831 (call or text) and PlantAmericaGardenExpo@gmail. com.

CLASSES, LECTURES AND EVENTS

Now through April 18th-Callery

Pear “BuyBack”. The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP), in partnership with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling Nursery, and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), are hosting this program, inviting homeowners to cut down one or more Callery pear trees (including Bradford, Cleveland and other cultivars), and receive one free, non-invasive tree. In the St. Louis area, people can receive their free tree on April 18th at Forest ReLeaf of Missouri. To be eligible for a free tree, participants must submit a photo of their cutdown Callery pear. (Large trees may require the services of a certified arborist.) To register, contact info@ moinvasives.org.

April 4th

7pm—Virtual Program:

Understanding Native Trees and Shrubs. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. James Faupel, Litzsinger Road Ecology Center, covers the considerations to look for when selecting a woody native plant for your site. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

April 5th

2pm—Virtual Program: Native Landscaping with Hungry Deer. Presented by Partners for Native Landscaping and coordinated through St. Louis County Library’s Adult Programming. A panel of experts discuss a range of tactics and tools to help with establishing and maintaining a native landscape in areas with heavy deer populations. Registration required. For more details of the talks and for registration links, go to partnersfornativelandscaping.org.

April 7th

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. Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Ave., St. Louis.

April 8th

Noon—Proven Winner Plants: Our Favorite Annuals, Perennials and Shrubs. Effinger Garden Center, 720 South 11th St., Belleville, IL. (618) 234-4600.

April 15th noon—Vegetable and Herb Gardening. Easy tips for success. Bring your questions and a friend. Effinger Garden Center, 720 South 11th St., Belleville, IL. (618) 2344600.

April 15th

9am-noon—National Arbor Day at Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum. Staff and volunteers will give away free trees to visitors during this time. Plant material may be limited and available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Join us for a free tree and then enjoy a casual walk or drive around the arboretum. Our 314 acres contain over 9,500 woody trees and shrubs representing over 560 unique taxa, including species, selections, and varieties. Bellefontaine is a Level III Accredited Arboretum, one of several proud botanical institutions in the St. Louis area. https://bellefontainecemetery. org/ Go to the Willow entrance off W. Florissant.

April 15th-16th

1-4pm—Walk through Ruth Park Woods. Free guided tours of this 26-acre woods in the heart of University City. Learn about the trees, plants, native flowers, birds, and scavenger hunts for kids. Family-friendly event. This is the Kick-off event for the Centennial Celebration of University City Parks. The trail is not yet handicap accessible. More information on Facebook, UCityParks100 and ucityinbloom.org.

April 22nd-23rd

11am-5pm both days—St. Louis Earth Day Festival. Earth Day is back 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.

April 30th

1pm—May Day Basket Workshop. Passiglia Landscape, Nursery & Garden Center, 1855 MO-109, Wildwood, MO 63038. (636) 458-9202, passiglia@ passiglia.com. Passiglia.com.

May 4th

Evening in the Garden. Passiglia Landscape, Nursery & Garden Center, 1855 MO-109, Wildwood, MO 63038. (636) 458-9202, passiglia@passiglia.com. Passiglia. com.

May 13th

10am-5pm—Washington County in Bloom Flower Festival. Seed and plant swap. Craft and Plant booths, 5 expert speakers presenting workshops, food trucks and more. Forshana Farm, 16270 W. State Highway 8, Potosi, MO. Visit WashCoFlowerFestival.com for more info.