St. Louis County Parks Gardening

Spring at Queeny and Jefferson Barracks Park

Thank you to our amazing volunteers for keeping Jefferson Barracks Park beautiful and keeping each other safe while doing so!

Spring has sprung Jefferson Barracks Park and Bee Tree Park

Do you have a gardening question? University of Missouri Extension (MU Extension) Master Gardener Horticulture Answer Service is open and waiting for your questions. The St. Louis Master Gardeners can help identify plants, plant problems, and more. Take a picture of your mystery plant or plant problem and email [email protected]. The Master Gardeners are working remotely noon to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you don't have email, you may call 314-400-7657 and leave a message.

For the betterment and heath of all our volunteers, the Spring Kick Off has been canceled.

The St. Louis County Library has temporarily canceled all programs as a precaution to help limit the spread of Coronavirus. We will let you know if there is a rescheduled date for the Project Pollinator Anniversary. We encourage you to check out our online resources for learning about pollinators. http://www.stlouisco.com/Parks-and-Recre/Pollinator-Pantry http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org//iwar0tka-0rpa6wfct

The Volunteer Gardening Spring Kick Off will be at Jefferson Barracks Park on March 17! Naturally we will be planting potatoes

Join us at the Children's Garden Club tomorrow!

Help your child learn and grow through the Youth Master Gardener Program! Students ages 9-13 are invited to join the St. Louis Youth Master Gardener Program at Queeny Park for a hands-on program that will foster a love of gardening, develop an appreciation of the environment, and cultivate science, math, and creative problem solving skills. This six-week program will introduce students to horticulture and botany through planting projects and inquiry-based experiments. The cost is $60 per child. Call (314) 615-8481 to register or click this link https://reservestlouis.usedirect.com//Activi/Details.aspx

Some festive holiday plant ideas from the National Garden Bureau!

Check out the 2020 Children's Garden Club Schedule

Children’s Garden Club meets this Saturday, Dec 7! Enjoy holiday decorating at Sherwood Forest Nursery & Garden Center (2651 Barrett Station Road). Program begins at 9 a.m. Children’s Garden Club is a free program for all ages. http://www.stlouisco.com//Childrens-/Childrens-Garden-Club

Join us a the next Children’s Garden Club this Saturday at Planthaven Farms (6703 Telegraph Rd, St. Louis, MO 63129)! We will be learning about the Fall Harvest. Program begins at 9 a.m. and is free to attend. http://www.stlouisco.com//Childrens-/Childrens-Garden-Club

Take a garden tour of St. Louis!

Fall webworm, Powdery mildew and White Pine - Annual Needle Drop are some of the fall pests and problems. Learn more at from the Missouri Botanical Garden at the link below.

The Carousel at Faust Park

Get the scoop on pumpkins from the National Garden Bureau! Learn how to choose them and how to grow them

A great (FREE) opportunity to learn how to to grow a Pollinator garden happening tomorrow!

Stay on track with your October gardening tasks

Another fun Children's Garden Club program last weekend at Sherwood's Forest Nursery!

Have some Halloween fun at Children’s Garden Club this Saturday! Join us at Sherwood's Forest Nursery on 2651 Barrett Station Road, Manchester starting at 9 a.m. Children's Garden Club meets the first Saturday of each month and is free to attend.

Check out this wonderful video showcasing the Children's Garden Club made by Greenscape Gardens!

Children's Garden Club meets this Saturday, Sept 7 at Greenscape Gardens (2832 Barrett Station Road) starting at 9 a.m.! This month we will cover "A Walk on the Wild Side: What's Living in the Garden?"

Take advantage of our Plant Doctor Service! We will have a Master Gardener in our office TODAY from Noon until 3. Come by, or call 314-400-7657 to speak to some...one about your plant questions. #MUExtSTL #plants The Gateway Gardener Webster-Kirkwood Times Newspapers St. Louis Magazine Riverfront Times The Healthy Planet Magazine St. Louis County Parks See more

Aug. is almost halfway over, but there's still time to complete tasks from this month's gardening calendar. Feed mums and other fall-blooming perennials for the last time, sow bean, beet and spinach seeds and enjoy ripened blackberries. Get more tips. http://ow.ly/slNh50vtf1G

At last week's Children's Garden Club we got to enjoy the summer harvest and learn about healthy eating! Thanks to all who joined us at Queeny Park

Some reminders for your garden! https://www.stltoday.com//article_88ead763-1145-5e3b-9716-

Children’s Garden Club meets this Saturday, August 3 at the Queeny Park Youth Master Garden (Mason Rd side). Collect the summer harvest and learn about the basics of healthy eating. Program starts at 9 a.m. and is free for children of all ages.

Last Thursday, Rose Kilgore, St. Louis County Park volunteer and Master Gardener along with the Friends of Jefferson Barracks hosted a tour of the Jefferson barracks Laborer’s House Wedding Garden patio for the Oakville Garden Club. While volunteering inspires some to higher aspirations, for others it is just another fun way to give back to the community. Whether you’re a lifelong gardener looking for another outlet or a novice looking for new experiences you will be a welcome addition to our volunteers. You will learn from experts and make new friends along the way. We were excited to have the club tour our garden and hope they return to see the rest of the beautiful park.

Picnic Food for Pollinators!

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Thanks to everyone who came out to Rolling Ridge Garden Center this past Saturday! We’ll see you next time on August 3 at Queeny Park to talk about Summer Harvest.

The next Children's Garden Club is this Saturday, July 13 at Rolling Ridge Garden Center! Meet at 9 a.m. to learn all about herbs. This free event is fun for the whole family! Get all the details here: http://ow.ly/ru1Q50uOjNu

Attend the free pollinator event on July 13! Pollinator Gardening-They Don’t Eat, We Don’t Eat! 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm... Sugar Creek Gardens 1011 N. Woodlawn, St. Louis, MO 63122 Free Join MaryAnn Fink. St. Louis County Parks Pollinator Pantry ambassador as she shows how to bee choosy at finding pollinator food plants for your garden or containers. We need to feed, because if they don’t eat, we don’t eat! Come fill a pot or fill a cart with pollinator food staples for your garden! http://sugarcreekgardens.com//pollinator-gardening-they-/

The Jefferson Barracks north entrance is all dressed up for Independence Day thanks to St. Louis County Parks Horticulture and volunteer gardener team!

Learn about Foodscaping in this blog from the National Garden Bureau! https://ngb.org//the-foodscape-revolution-just-plant-the-/

Our friends from Camp Queeny got to see some unbeelievable things at the Queeny Garden!

Starting Pollinator week with Project Pollinator Art Show at the Butterfly House

If you don't have a large space for a garden, but still crave fresh greens, try a lettuce container garden! They are easy to grow and four plants in a 10-inch container provide enough greens for two large salads weekly! Learn the tips for success. http://ow.ly/apGM50uDpaf

Berry-berry Nice ( and delicious!) Missouri Elderberry Wild and wonderful, Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) stands out in any setting. She is sometimes a roadsi...de resident, occasionally at home on a hillside, and always lovely in landscaping. In selected situations, the Elderberry is a most striking addition as an unexpected anchor in a container situation! She can be a good size girl at a height of 8-10 or groomed into a more compact manageable size with a gentle hand. Either way her bundle of branches creates a living bouquet of flowers and berries. Her flowers are sweetly scented and tempting to touch. Be gentle as anything more than light brush with flower or foliage releases a distinct antiseptic scent that may be more appropriate in a medical clinic setting! She decorates herself with fragrant flowers for several weeks beginning in June in Missouri. An independent girl, she is able to produce some fruit on her own (i.e., self-fertile). However, she is socially-oriented and prefers mixing it up with other non-related elderberries which often greatly improves her production of dark purple drupe-like fruit. Elderberry is normally vigorous in her growth once she has her roots established. She can develop a broad loose profile over time. This makes her especially good for mixing with other shrubbery for softening and creating a relaxed informal hedge. Her roots are fairly shallow and centralized. Should she spread beyond her designated area, use a sharp shovel trench to define her boundaries to coax her to stay in her place. Elderberry flowers supply pollen to honeybees, small ground and cavity bees and bee mimics and flower beetles. The stems provide housing for mason bees. Songbirds eat the fruit!

It was a lovely Saturday morning for Children’s Garden Club at Sherwood's Forest Nursery!

Event on July 13! Pollinator Gardening-They Don’t Eat, We Don’t Eat! 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm... Sugar Creek Gardens 1011 N. Woodlawn, St. Louis, MO 63122 Free Join MaryAnn Fink. St. Louis County Parks Pollinator Pantry ambassador as she shows how to bee choosy at finding pollinator food plants for your garden or containers. We need to feed, because if they don’t eat, we don’t eat! Come fill a pot or fill a cart with pollinator food staples for your garden! http://sugarcreekgardens.com//pollinator-gardening-they-d/

The June meeting for Children’s Garden Club is this Saturday, 9-11 a.m. at Sherwood’s Forest Nursery (2651 Barrett Station Rd. Manchester, MO 63021). This club is designed to educate and bring delight in gardening and horticulture through projects that participants begin themselves and take home to grow and enjoy. All events are free. This month’s theme is pollinators https://www.stlouisco.com//Children/Childrens-Garden-Club

Another great pollinator event! Bee-ing Connected From Bees to Birds to Bears at the Saint Louis Zoo on June 18.

Most bees, butterflies, bats, birds, and other insects, play a crucial role in flowering plant reproduction and the production of most fruits and vegetables! Learn more about them on May 25 at Queeny Park. ****REGISTER HERE**** https://reservestlouis.usedirect.com//Activi/Details.aspx

Save the date! There’s a FREE Sustainable Backyard Tour on Sunday, June 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You won’t want to miss it! Go to sustainablebackyard.org for more information. #sustainability #MUExtSTL #backyard #tour

Spring isn't only showing at Queeny Park, these beautiful blooms are at Jefferson Barracks Park!

Pollinator Gardening-They Don’t Eat, We Don’t Eat! July 13 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Sugar Creek Gardens 1011 N. Woodlawn, St. Louis, MO 63122 Free... Join MaryAnn Fink. St. Louis County Parks Pollinator Pantry ambassador as she shows how to bee choosy at finding pollinator food plants for your garden or containers. We need to feed, because if they don’t eat, we don’t eat! Come fill a pot or fill a cart with pollinator food staples for your garden! http://sugarcreekgardens.com//pollinator-gardening-they-d/

Spotted More spring blooms at Queeny Park!

So good to see everyone at the Children's Garden Club meeting last Saturday! We worked on flower baskets for mother's day and learned about bee keeping.

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Children’s Garden Club is this Saturday from 9-11 a.m. at Queeny Park, 1675 South Mason Road! This meeting’s project will be a flower basket in honor of Mother’s Day, with the option to take home a vegetable for your yard to pick and show Mom what you have grown for her.

Happy #ArborDay! We want to give a big shout out to our forestry team who oversees the care of over ONE MILLION trees. Thank you for all that you do!

The Queeny Park Youth Master Garden bees have arrived

Pollinator pantry ambassador, Mary Ann Fink, talked with News 4 meteorologist Kristen Cornett on the importance of helping pollinators! Check out the news clip below.

Stay safe this summer! There are several plants out there that can be confused with poison ivy.

Grow your own scent garden! Fragrant flowers add to the ambiance of your garden.

Mark your calendar! The St. Louis Greenhouse Plant Society's annual plant sale is May 4th and 5th.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to the St. Louis County Parks Children’s Garden Club this past weekend! We had a ton of fun learning about pollinators! Lots of future gardeners in the making! #childrensgardenclub #gardenersinthemaking #planthavenfarms

The Peach Trees are in Bloom at Queeny Park in the Youth Master Garden! Youth Master Gardener classes start this Saturday, April 13th. This 6-week program will introduce students to horticulture and botany through planting projects and inquiry-based experiments. To sign your child up call (314) 615-8481.

The picture of spring: A fresh rain and bright blooms

Children’s Garden Club is this Saturday from 9-11 a.m. at Planthaven Farms located at 6703 Telegraph Rd. This month’s theme is pollinators For more information visit http://www.stlouisco.com//Childrens-/Childrens-Garden-Club

Be like the Mourning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa) and get moving this spring! Read the latest news from BiodiverseCity St. Louis.

Read the latest Pollinator Action Team Update from the Pollinator Partnership.