This Week in Gardening & Nature

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Plant of the Week: Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

This week in the garden: Transplant- Basil, Melons, Parsley. Seed Outdoors- Basil, Cucumbers, Melons, Squash Plan your 2023 Garden with Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar

Gardening by Month – May – Tips & Tasks, Pests & Problems from Missouri Botanical Garden

Just looking for this weekend’s St. Louis Region Plant Sales List, May 6th-7th? Franklin County Master Gardeners, Webster Groves Women’s Garden Assn, Wildflower Market @ Shaw Nature Reserve, Tower Grove East Community Garden, West County Daylily Club @ Missouri Botanical Garden

Saturday-Sunday Volunteers wanted for Brightside St. Louis Blitz Next Weekend, May 6-7: Clean Ups and beautification on Gano Ave and in McKinley Heights, Old North, Patch Neighborhoods

Shade Gardening Ideas
From Grow Native Missouri: Shady Haven with Native Plants
Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants for Dry Shade Gardens and Plants for Heavy Shade

10 Easy to Grow Spring Edible Native Plants class on Missouri Prairie Foundation YouTube

Missed attending one of Seed St. Louis Online gardening classes? Check out the recorded classes on Seed St. Louis YouTube channel

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10 am Tuesday, May 2nd Bellefontaine in Bloom at Bellefontaine Cemetery. 2 Hour walking tour with master guide. Register

5 pm Tuesday, May 2nd Missouri Conservation Department Online Program: Discover Nature- The Sights & Sounds of Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center. Register

10:30 am Wednesday, May 3rd Missouri Conservation Department Online Class: Butterfly Survey Training for Missouri Butterfly Monitoring Network training, Kansas City area. Register

5 pm Thursday, May 4th Horticulture Hike @ Wildwood Valley Gardens, Bellefontaine Cemetery. Register

6 pm Thursday, May 4th Seed St. Louis Zoom Class: Summer Crops & Cover Crops. Register

7 pm Friday, May 5th Missouri Conservation Department event at Powder Valley Nature Conservation Center, Kirkwood: Concert by John Nilsen. Register

Saturday, May 6th is World Naked Gardening Day. Pro Tips: 8 ways to celebrate this “cheeky occasion”

6:30 am to 3 pm Saturday, May 6th Kids Free Fishing Day @ Bennett Spring State Park, Dallas & Laclede Counties

8 am to 5 pm Saturday, May 6th Franklin County Master Gardeners Plant Sale at J.C. Penny Parking Lot, Washington MO

9 am to 1 pm Saturday, May 6th Wildflower Market @ Shaw Nature Reserve. $5

9 am to 1 pm Saturday, May 6th Nature in Your Neighborhood Family Fun Day @ O’Fallon Park. Sponsored by Missouri Conservation Department, Young Friends of earthday365, North Newstead Assn, YMCA.

May 6th-7th Saturday-Sunday Tower Grove East Community Garden Plant Sale, 3303 Sidney

May 6th Sunday Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association Plant Sale at First Congregational Church

9 am to 5 pm Sunday May 6th West County Daylily Club Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is free to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.

4 pm May 10th Missouri Prairie Foundation Zoom Class: Invasive Plant ID and Control Methods. Register

10:30 am May 13th Missouri Conservation Department Online Class: Wildflower Identification. Register

9 am to Noon May 13th Seed St. Louis Summer Plant Sale @ Carriage House, 3815 Bell. Arrive early for best selection. Bring a box lid to carry your plants. $4 seedling 6-packs. Available at this Sale: Basil, Eggplant, Sweet & Hot Peppers, Tomatoes, Mint, Lavender, Rhubarb, Sorrel, more

9 am to 5 pm May 13th Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet Council Show and Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.

10 am May 13th World Bird Sanctuary Native Plant Sale. Preorder from vendors for pick up or shop from what is available that day.

8:30 am May 20th Brightside St. Louis Downtown Planting Day around City Hall. Volunteers wanted. Register

9 am to 5 pm May 20th & 21st St. Louis Hosta Society Show and Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.

1 pm May 20th St. Louis Public Library In Person Class @ Buder Library, St. Louis Hills: City Tree Care

6 pm May 23rd St. Louis Public Library & Missouri Conservation Dept. In Person Class @ Carpenter Library, Tower Grove South: Winged Wonders- Beginner Birding

9 am to 5 pm May27th Rose Society of Greater St. Louis Show and Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.

10 am to 5 pm June 3rd Lafayette Square Garden Tour & Antique Fair

9 am to Noon Brightside St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium.

9 am to 5 pm June 10th Carnivorous Plant Society Show and Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.

11 am to 4 pm June 11th St. Louis Sustainable Backyard Tour. Free. Register

9 am to 5 pm June 24th Kimmswick Daylily Sale to benefit Kimmswick Visitor Center, Jefferson County.

9 am to 5 pm August 5th & 6th Greater St. Louis Iris Society Plant Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.

9 am to 5 om September 9th Gateway West Gesneriad Society Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.

9 am to 5 pm September 16th & 17th Greater St. Louis Daylily Society Sale @ Missouri Botanical Garden. Entrance included with Garden Admission. Garden Admission is FREE to St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents 7 am to Noon Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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