Tag: Public Library

Upcoming St. Louis Area Plant Sales

Plant & Seed Swaps

11 am to 1 pm September 14th, St. Charles Public Library event at Spencer Road Branch, St. Peter’s: Plant & Seed Swap

10 am September 28th St. Louis County Public Library Autumn Plants & More Swap at Oak Bend Branch. Bring plants, seeds, bulbs, tools, books, gardening supplies to swap with fellow gardeners. Plants should be divided, brought in containers, and labeled.

1 pm September 28th St. Louis County Public Library Plant Swap at Grand Glaize Branch, Manchester

11 am to 1 pm October 12th, St. Charles Public Library event at Spencer Road Branch, St. Peter’s: Plant & Seed Swap

6 pm October 17th St. Louis County Public Library event at Prairie Commons Branch, Hazelwood: Succulent Swap. Register

10 am October 19th St. Louis County Public Library event at Meramec Valley Branch, Fenton: Houseplant Swap. Register

Tree & Shrub Sales

Online ordering continues for Missouri Conservation Department annual Tree & Shrub Seedling Sale

9:30 pm September 21st Forest ReLeaf Treesilience (free trees, maybe free tree removal) Orientation at O’Fallon Park for homeowners in O’Fallon Park, Fairgrounds, Kingsway East, Ville, Greater Ville neighborhoods.  Register

9 am to 1 pm October 12th Seed St. Louis, Forrest Keeling Nursery, Greenscape Gardens event in Manchester: Tree Sale & Fall Festival

Plant & Seedling Sales

Order Online Now thru September 26th Brightside St. Louis Blooming Spring Daffodil & Tulip Sale. Carlton Daffodils- 30 bulbs $17. Midwest Mix Daffodils 30 for $17, 5 each Carlton, Barrett Browning, Pink Charm, Slim Whitman, Tahiti, Suada. Brightside Red Hybrid Darwin Tulips- 30 bulbs $17. Pink Impression Tulips- 30 bulbs $17. Pick up 11 am to 4 pm October 11th and 9 am to Noon October 12th at Forest Park Greenhouse. Orders to be shipped will be sent the week of October 7th.

September 13th, 14th, 15th Kirkwood Greentree Festival at Kirkwood Park. Greater St. Louis Daffodil Society sells Daffodil bulbs at this event.

8 am to 4 pm Saturday, September 14th Missouri Wildflowers Nursery will be at Kirkwood Farmers Market. Order your native plants online by Monday prior to Saturday pick up at Market or purchase from what they bring.

10 am to 3 pm September 14th Monarch Madness Pollinator Festival at Weldon Spring Site Interpretive Center, St. Charles. Missouri Wildflowers Nursery is a vendor. Order native plants from them online by Monday prior for pick up at event.

9 am to Noon September 21st St. Louis Community College Horticulture Program Native Plant Sale @ Meramec Campus

September 22nd Bring Conservation Home Native Plant Expo at Tower Grove Park. Missouri Wildflowers Nursery is a vendor. Order native plants from them online by Monday prior for pick up at event.

3:30-6:30 pm September 26th Missouri Prairie Foundation Native Plant Sale, Crestwood.

October 4-6 Best of Missouri Market at Missouri Botanical Garden. Missouri Wildflowers Nursery is a vendor. Buy from what the bring or order online by Monday before event for pick up. Garden admission free to St. Louis City and County residents on Saturday and Wednesday mornings.

October 5th Seed St. Louis Garlic Sale

Join us Sundays on Twitter for #GardenSunday to interact with other outdoor and indoor gardeners and nature enthusiasts, ask questions, give answers, share photos.

Seed Libraries in Missouri

A story in Springfield News-Leader (paywall) about the Springfield-Greene County Library’s Heirloom Seed Library caught my attention. Cardholders may “check out” up to four seed packets from the Heirloom Seed Library, available at six library branches, per visit, just like books. The goal is for patrons to plant seeds and later harvest seeds to replenish the library’s supply.

It’s a great idea, so I looked to see if there were similar programs in Missouri. Yes! Some require a library card, others do not. Some encourage seed saving and sharing with the library, others do not. Some require your participation in other activities, others do not.

Buchanan County: St. Joseph Public Library Seed Library

Cape, Perry and Scott Counties: Riverside Regional Library Seed Library

Jefferson County Public Library Seed Library

Kansas City Public Library’s Seed Library at Ruiz Branch. There’s also Kansas City Seed Library is run by SeedSavers-KC and located at the The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Anita B Gorman Discovery Center.

Monroe and Randolph Counties: Little Dixie Regional Libraries Seed Library

Phelps County: Rolla Public Library Seed Library

St. Francois County: Farmington Public Library Seed Library

St. Louis County: Maplewood Public Library is home to Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School’s Gro Mo Seed Library

Not an extensive search on my part. Bet there are more libraries, schools, nonprofits providing free seeds and encouraging a share of seed harvest.

Not finding any Seed Libraries in St. Louis City was a bit of a surprise and certainly a disappointment. Searched hard on that. Found Seed Swaps at libraries, but no ongoing seed check out program.