Plant of the Week: Ozark Beauty Strawberries. These have produced for us from April to November in now Zone 7a and Zone 6b, previously Zone 6b and Zone 6a.

Start Indoors This Week: Peppers, Tomatillo, Tomatoes
Sow Outdoors This Week: Arugula, Beets, Bok Choy, Carrots, Chard, Collards, Kale, Lettuce, Peas, Potatoes, Radish, Spinach, Turnips
Transplant This Week: Perennials + Bok Choy, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chard, Collards, Kale, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions
Plan your garden with NEW 2024 Seed St. Louis Planting Calendar

If you are only looking for St. Louis Area (Missouri and Illinois) Plant Sales, here’s a page for them.

April 15th Registration Deadline for Missouri Callery Pear (Bradford Pear) Buy Back Program. Help get ride of this invasive tree!

Brightside St. Louis Blitz Project Registration Open (neighborhood clean up and beautification). Free Blitz Blooms available this year for your public spaces project: gomphrena, dianthus, marigolds, celosia and vinca

Order your Grow Native! Free Resource Guide to Native Plants in Missouri– products, services, institutions

Good Reads —

Gardening By Month: April – Tips, Tasks, & Problems (Missouri Botanical Garden)

As feds stand down, states choose between wetlands protections or rollbacks. Missouri lawmakers are considering a bill that would narrow state protections of small streams and major aquifers. (Missouri Independent)

How to Germinate Native Seeds (Prairire Moon Nursery)
Native Seed Propagation Methods (Shaw Nature Reserve)

How to Build a Pollinator Garden (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)

Illinois Native Plants for the Home Landscape

Missouri Native Plant Top 10 Lists (Grow Native) Native Plants for Children, Poorly Drained Clay Soil, Sun, Shade, Half Sun & Half Shade, Under Utility Poles, Rain Gardens, Kitchen Gardens, Bees,  Pollinators in Winter, Hummingbirds, Wildlife, Butterflies, More

2023 Plants of Merit – Annuals, Bulbs, Edibles, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, Vines (Missouri Botanical Garden)

2023 Plants of Demerit – Bamboo, Big Leaf Hydrangea, Blueberry, Burning Bush, Chameleon Plant,  Lavender, Pin Oak, Wintercreeper (Missouri Botanical Garden)

Gardening and Nature Events —

Volunteers Wanted. Check out upcoming Brightside St. Louis Neighborhood Clean Up & Beatification events

10 am Wednesday Bellefontaine Cemetery History & Horticulture Guided Walking Tour. Register

7 pm Thursday, April 4th, Missouri Conservation Department Zoom Event: These Are the Spiders in Your House. Register

9 am to 3 pm Friday & Satruday, April 5th & 6th, Missouri Arbor Day Tree Giveaway at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

8 am Saturday, April 6th, St. Louis Audubon Society Beginner Bird Walk at Forest Park. Register

Missouri Wildflowers Nursery returns to Kirkwood Market Saturdays 8 am – 4 pm April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 25 and June 1. Order in advance for pick up at Market or select from what they bring

9 am Saturday, April 6th, Seed St. Louis Spring Seedling Sale: Bok Choy‘Chun Mei, Broccoli Burgundy, Broccoli Castle Dome, Cabbage Caraflex, Cabbage Omero, Cauliflower Minuteman, Collards Georgia Southern, Kale Lacinato (Dino Kale), Kohlrabi Azur Star, Lettuce Heat Tolerant Variety Pack, Lettuce Salanova Red Butter, Misome Choho (Tatsoi Hybrid). 4-packs for $3.50 each

Volunteers Wanted. 9-11 am and 1-3 pm Saturday, April 6th, Forest ReLeaf April Open Nursery Potting Day at CommuniTree Gardens Nursery, Maryland Heights. Register

9 Ticket remaining. 10 am Saturday, April 6th, Missouri Conservation Dept In-Person Orienteering and GPS Event at Tower Grove Park: Geocaching – Amphibian Adventure. Register

11 am to 3 pm Saturday, April 6th, St. Louis Public Library In-Person event: Earth Day at Central Library

2 pm Saturday, April 6th, Missouri Conservation Department In-Person Event at Tower Grove Park: Nature Crocheters – Frogs. Register

3 pm Saturday, April 6th, Missouri Prairie Foundation In Person event: Brews and Blooms at Civil Life Brewing.  Free native plant giveaway (one per household, while supplies last), container garden demonstration, and gardening advice from Missouri native plant and landscaping experts.

2 pm April 8th St. Louis Public Library program at Central Library: Plants, Pollen, and Allergies. 32 Seats remaining. Register.

4 pm April 10th Missouri Prairie Foundation Zoom Master Class: Landscaping with Vines. Free to MPF dues-paying members and Grow Native! professional members. $15 for non-members. Register

April 9-11 Missouri Native Grasslands Summit, Jefferson City. $75. Register

19 Tickets remaining. 2 pm April 9th Missouri Conservation Department In-Person Event at Powder Valley Nature Conservation Center, Kirkwood: Wildflower Walk. Register

Noon April 10th Missouri Conservation Department Zoom Class: Where can I Hunt for Mushrooms. Register

4 pm April 10th Grow Native! and Missouri Prairie Foundation Zoom Master Class: Landscaping with Vines. Free to MPF dues-paying members and Grow Native! pro members. $15 for non-members. Register

6 pm April 11th Missouri Conservation Department Zoom Class: Virtual Learning to Hunt: Mushrooms. Register

14 Seats available. 6 pm April 11th Missouri Conservation Department In-Person Class at Forest Park Hatchery: Fishing Lesson 1- Equipment, Casting & Proper Fish Handling (required for Lessons 2 & 3). Register

9 am April 13th Missouri Conservation Department Zoom Class: Virtual Learning to Hunt- Wild Edibles with Bo Brown. Register

10 am to 2 pm April 13th Riverlands Native Plant Festival, West Alton MO

4 Tickets available. 2 pm April 13th Missouri Conservation Department In-Person event at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, St. Louis County: Build Habitats for Nature. Register

7 pm April 13th Stargazing at Tower Grove Park

6 pm April 16th Missouri Conservation Department In-Person Event at Howard Wood Urban Outreach Office, Southwest Garden Neighhborhood: Citizen Science Month. Register

9 Tickets remaining. 7 pm April 16th Missouri Conservation Department In-Person Event at Powder Valley Nature Conservation Center, Kirkwood: Powder Valley at Dusk Hike. Register

6 pm April 18th Table to Garden, Willoughby Heritage Farm, Seed St. Louis Class 4 of 4 core composting series at Willoughby Heritage Farm, Collinsville IL: Pick Your System. $12. Register

17 Seats remaining. 6 pm April 10th Missouri Conservation Department In-Person Class at Forest Park Fish Hatchery. Fishing Lesson 2- How to Tie a Knot & Bait a Hook. Requires Fishing Lesson 1. Register

11 am to 1 pm April 18-20 Southwestern Illinois College @ Belleville Horticulture Club Plant Sale and Greenhouse

4 Tickets remaining. 9 am April 19th Missouri Stream Team Volunteer Level 1 Water Quality Monitoring Part 2 Field Certification at Castlewood State Park, Ballwin. Requires Part 1 virtual learning completion. Register

2 pm April 19th Missouri Conservation Department Zoom Class: Earth Week- Effects of Artificial Light on Wildlife. Register

7 am to 3 pm April 20th Veterans Free Fishing Day at Bennett Spring State Park, west of Lebanon, about a 2 1/2 hour drive from St. Louis

12 Tickets remaining. 9 am April 20th Missouri Stream Team Volunteer Level 1 Water Quality Monitoring Part 2 Field Certification at Babler State Parl, Wildwoon. Requires Part 1 virtual learning completion. Register

15 Tickets remaining. 1 pm April 22nd Missouri Conservation Department Earth Day Hike & Nature Immersion at Emmenegger Nature Park, Kirkwood. Register

For Kids Age 7 and under. 10:30 am April 25th Missouri Conservation Department In-Person Event at Tower Grove Park: You and Me under the Canopy: Rain, Rain Go Away. 17 Seats available. Register

20 Seats remaining. 6 pm April 25thy Missouri Conservation Department In-Person Class at Forest Park Fish Hatchery. Fishing Lesson 2- How to Tie a Knot & Bait a Hook. Requires Fishing Lesson 1. Register

9 am tyo 4 pm April 26th St. Louis Community College @ Meramec Horticulture Students Plant Sale and Parking Lot K

9 am to 5 pm April 26th St. Louis Herb Society Herb Sale at Missouri Botanical Garden, parking lot

April 27th-28th  U-City in Bloom Plant Sale. 9 am to 1 pm Saturday & 11 am to 1 pm Sunday. Heman Park Community Center, University City

8 am April 27th St. Louis Audubon Society Beginner Bird Walk at St. Vincent Greenway. Register

Noon April 27th Heartland Conservancy Spring Native Plant Sale at Clinton Hills Conservation Park, Swansea IL

1-4 pm April 27th New Roots Urban Farm Workshop: Waste Prevention (Intercepting Compost Materials from the Landfill), St. Louis Place. Register

Noon to 2 pm April 28th St. Charles County Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale at University of Missouri Extension St. Charles County. Vegetables, perennials, natives, herbs and annuals.

8:30 am to 12:30 pm May 4th Webster Groves Women’s Garden Association Plant Sale, First Congregational Church, Webster Groves

9 am to 1 pm May 4th Shaw Nature Reserve Wildflower Market

9 am to 5 pm May 4th West County Daylily Club Sale at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

10 am to 2 pm May 5th Feed the People Garden Project Plant Sale in Bevo Neighborhood.: Vegetables, Herbs, Flowers

10:30 am May 4th EcoTones Concert at Nee Kee Nee Stream, Tower Grove Park

9 am May 11th Seed St. Louis Summer Seedling Sale

9 am to 5 pm May 11th St. Louis Hosta Society Show and Sale at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

10 am to 2 pm May 11th Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale at Wild Bird Sanctuary, Valley Park. $8-$12 entrance fee.

10 am May 11th Companion Planting 101 Class at Heru Urban Farming, Florissant. Register

9 am to 5 pm May 12th Greater St. Louis Iris Society Show at Missouri Botanical Garden

May 18th Wild Ones Illinois Prairie Chapter Native Plant Sale at Carlock, McLean County IL

9 am to 5 pm May 25th Metropolitan St. Louis African Violet Council Show and Sale at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

1-2 pm May 25th New Roots Urban Farm Workshop: Planting Sunflowers 101 with Farmer Twan, St. Louis Place. Register

June 1st Green Living Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

10 am June 8th How to Trellis Tomatoes Class at Heru Farms, Florissant. Register

June 9th Missouri Botanical Garden sponsored Private Garden Tour. Tickets: $50 MoBot Member, $65 Nonmember

9 am to 5 pm June 15th Carnivorous Plant Society Show and Sale at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

9 am to 5 pm June 22nd Kimmswick Visitor Center Daylily Sale, Jefferson County Mo

July 20st-22nd Shaw Cactus & Succulent Society Cactus & Succulent Sale, St. Louis County

9 am to 5 pm August 3rd Greater St. Louis Iris Society Iris Sale at at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

9 am to 5 pm August 17th Missouri Botanical Garden Daylily Association Plant Sale at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

10-11:30 am August 17th Homegrown Hot Sauce Class with Urban Harvest’s Chef Queenie at Rung, Fox Park. Register

Noon to 5 pm August 18th Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis Auction at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission fee required.

3-7 pm September 6th Shaw Nature Reserve Fall Wildflower Market

9 am to 5 pm September 7th Gateway West Gesneriad Society Show and Sale at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

9 am to 5 pm September 28th Rose Society of Greater St. Louis Show at Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

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