From these you will find the Missouri native plants for the St. Louis Missouri area that will possess the qualities you need for your unique garden. IMPORTANT NOTE: All the Missouri native plants listed here are offered in the nursery, subject to availability. Some of these Missouri native ...
Snug as a bug in my sun-filled studio, I am traveling back in time, tracing the history of flowering plants in gardens around the world. With John Grimshaw's "The Gardener's Atlas" open in my lap, I am on the world's first recorded plant-hunting expedition -- a mission organized ...
Our cattle are raised on high quality pastures with a cool-season grass species complemented with legumes and a sprinkling of native warm-season grasses. The pastures are managed intensively with the animals moving to fresh paddocks every 24 to 48 hours to give the forage plants maximum rest,...
The Missouri Botanical Garden has completed a 26-year effort to document the state's native plants. The three-volume Flora of Missouri contains illustrations, plant distribution maps, and a detailed description of each species, including its taxonomy, uses, and conservation status. This encyclopedic ...
“I do prefer natives,” Bomberger said, but “the people that I work with, the cities that I work with, we will be planting some non-native trees because what we’re trying to do is guard against catastrophic loss.” Many cities, such as Overland Park, Kansas Ci...
The damage these invasive insects can do in Missouri is almost unlimited. The food supply through crop damage, fruit and nut trees are just a few of the troubles the spotted lanternfly can bring. They feed on 70 species of plants that are native to Missouri. ...
Lilac bushes have a very distinct spring smell and are another plant native to eastern Asia that has thrived in New England. Just make sure you try the hot water bloom trick with a mature lilac bush, as these plants don't produce flowers for the first four to five years they grow. ...
Garden Heights Nursery is an urban retail garden center in St. Louis, Missouri. Find unique native plants, succulents, home decor, pottery & gifts.
Pat will talk about the favored plants bees visit for pollen and nectar; where to find these plants and how well they grow in the Midwest.Both native and introduced species will be discussed. Pat and Barb Ward live on nearly 50 acres in southern Morgan County, Illinois. In 1979 Pat starte...
introduction from its native country of Japan. It is thought that grubs of this pest were introduced in pots of iris plants imported into the US prior to the initiation of federal plant and animal inspections in 1918. In Missouri, infestations of Japanese beetles were first found in the southe...