Gateway Gardener™

21st Annual Northern Midwest ZNA Koi Show & Pond Expo Timberwinds Nursery

54 Clarkson Road Ellisville, MO 63011

September 22nd, 23rd and 24th

The Gateway Koi and Pond Club of St. Louis will host the 21st Annual Northern Midwest ZNA Koi Show & Pond Expo on September 2224, 2023. The event will be held at Timberwinds Nursery in Ellisville, MO and is open to the public with free admission. Hours are Friday 3-5pm, Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 10am-2pm. There will be raffles, attendance prizes, koi judging and speakers on various topics of ponding and gardening Saturday, along with the judges’ talk and tour of the winners’ tanks on Sunday. Show koi will be removed from tanks for transport home on Sunday at noon. Koi, goldfish and pond & garden-related vendors will be open all three days. Timberwinds Nursery carries a wide variety of high-quality plants, shrubs and trees along with decorative garden and gift items. Show schedule is available on www.gatewaykoiandpondclub. org and www.nmzna.net. Come enjoy the beautiful living jewels of Japan! Fun for the whole family! Outdoor event-rain or shine! Gateway Koi and Pond Club hosts monthly educational meetings and fun pond and garden events. Check us out on our website above and on Facebook!

SPLASH! Pond and Garden Tour

Chalily, 14430 Manchester Rd.

St. Louis 63011

September 23rd

The 21st Northern Midwest ZNA Koi Show hosted by Gateway Koi and Pond Club ST.

LOUIS KOI SHOW & POND EXPO

SEPTEMBER 22, 23 & 24, 2023

Fri. 3-5pm, Sat. 9am-5pm and Sun. 10am-2pm

TIMBERWINDS NURSERY

54 CLARKSON ROAD www.nmzna.net, www.gatewaykoiandpondclub.org or call +1-314-276-9461

ELLISVILLE, MO 63011 U.S.A.

There will be raffles, attendance prizes, koi judging and speakers on various topics of ponding and gardening Saturday, along with the judges' talk and tour of the tanks on Sunday at 10am. Show koi will be removed from tanks on Sunday at noon for transport home, so come early. Koi for sale and pond & garden-related vendors will be open all three days. Timberwinds Nursery carries a wide variety of high-quality plants, shrubs, and trees along with decorative garden and gift items. Come enjoy the beautiful living jewels of Japan! Fun for the whole family! Free outdoor event held rain or shine!

Join us on a tour of water gardens around St. Louis! From the DIYer to professionally built, these hosts are opening their water features for your inspiration! You can ride the bus or drive yourself to visit these beautiful outdoor spaces all around St. Louis. Ask the hosts your questions, take some pictures, sit on a bench and enjoy the view! The purpose of SPLASH! is to raise money for a worthy charity. 100% of proceeds this year benefit Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic. Tickets include breakfast at one of the beautiful gardens, lunch at another host garden, and dinner at the last water feature on the tour. The buses begin and end at Chalily. Tickets will be available in store at Chalily or online at chalily.com.

Remember, for other summer events, please check out our upcoming events calendar in this issue and online calendar at gatewaygardener. com/events, where we’ll add information about tours, plant sales, classes and other events that come to us after publishing this issue.