St. Charles Demo Gardens

A Demo for Every Garden Type!

St. Charles Master Gardeners Offer Demonstration Gardens for All!

St. Charles Master Gardener volunteers at the Demo Gardens.

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Do you aspire to garden in a certain way? Do you want to attract birds? Grow vegetables, fruits or herbs? Grow natives? How about a cottage garden? Well, no matter what your tastes in gardening, you can get tips and ideas from one of the 21 different demonstration gardens on the facility grounds of the University of Missouri St. Charles Extension Offices at 260 Brown Road in St. Peters. St. Charles Master Gardeners first organized with the Extension site as their headquarters in 1998, and the small charter crew immediately began gardening the space, first with a simple strip garden surrounding a flagpole. Over the years, as the master gardener membership has grown, so too have the gardens. In 2003 the first native garden was planted. In 2006 raised vegetable beds were added and compost bins installed, A small orchard and vineyard came the following year, and the gardens kept coming. A four-season color garden was added at the site entrance, and the gardens continued to multiply: a shade garden, enabling garden, butterfly (Flutter-By, officially) garden, rain garden, “lasagna garden”, bulb garden, square-foot garden, miniature garden, and more—21 uniquely themed gardens in all! The gardens are open to the public 7-days a week for visitors to stop by and seek inspiration on their own, but if you stop in on a Wednesday or Saturday, you’re likely to find a small army of master gardeners weeding, planting, pruning, harvesting and otherwise maintaining the plants. All are more than willing to take a break from their labors and answer your questions about certain plants, gardening techniques, problems and all things gardening related. In addition to providing casual garden inspiration, the site is host to a number of activities and events through the year, including plant sales, public garden classes and master gardener training, garden demo days, and garden tours for groups. Today there are 137 members of the St. Charles group, plus 34 current interns. Master gardeners not only volunteer at the demo gardens, but help plant and maintain garden spaces throughout the community, conduct educational programs for garden clubs and other groups, and host informational booths at farmer’s markets and various events through the years. Produce from the edible gardens is donated to food pantries. If you would like to learn more about the St. Charles Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens, have gardening questions, or would like to become a St. Charles Master Gardener, contact the Hortline at (636) 875-7457 or email mgstcharles@gmail.com. For more information visit their website at StCharlesCountyMasterGardeners.com.