Missouri Botanical Garden /tags/missouri-botanical-garden Missouri Botanical Garden en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT St. Louis has a meat-eating plant club. It’s having a show and sale this weekend /health-science-environment/2025-06-20/st-louis-carnivorous-plant-society-show-sale-missouri-botanical-garden The St. Louis Carnivorous Plant Society is full of enthusiasts who prefer meat-eating plants over the ones with strict solar diets. It will hold its annual sale at the Missouri Botanical Gardens on Saturday. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-06-20/st-louis-carnivorous-plant-society-show-sale-missouri-botanical-garden Kate Grumke Home Gardening 101: Experts share tips for St. Louis growers /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-13/home-gardening-101-experts-tips-st-louis-growers Home gardening experts from Missouri Botanical Garden and Seed St. Louis share tips on how and what to plant during spring. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-13/home-gardening-101-experts-tips-st-louis-growers Elaine Cha Plant libraries hold essential clues about climate change, but they're vulnerable to funding cuts /2025-02-24/plant-libraries-herbaria-closures-climate-change Scientists say amid climate change and biodiversity loss, the world’s herbaria could hold the keys to overcoming the crises in their folders of dried plant specimens. But their future is in question amid cuts to research and education funding. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-02-24/plant-libraries-herbaria-closures-climate-change Kate Grumke St. Louis scientist shares how to harvest invasive plants in helpful and delicious ways /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-19/st-louis-scientist-harvest-invasive-plants-helpful-delicious-ways Wendy Applequist of the Missouri Botanical Garden posits that traditional use of invasive species will bring back native plants and stabilize ecosystems. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:41:08 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-02-19/st-louis-scientist-harvest-invasive-plants-helpful-delicious-ways Miya Norfleet Where to find natural playgrounds in the St. Louis area /2024-12-06/best-natural-playgrounds-st-louis-missouri-parents Your kids can trade monkey bars for climbing trees at these Missouri parks — and launch infinite adventures. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /2024-12-06/best-natural-playgrounds-st-louis-missouri-parents Doyle Murphy Missouri Botanical Garden’s first woman president brings focus on climate change /health-science-environment/2024-11-11/missouri-botanical-gardens-first-woman-president-focus-climate-change Dr. Lúcia Lohmann is a world-renowned botanist. She’s coming back to her second home, St. Louis, to tackle the climate crisis and lead a community institution as the Missouri Botanical Garden’s first woman president. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-11-11/missouri-botanical-gardens-first-woman-president-focus-climate-change Kate Grumke Monarch and firefly populations are in decline. Here’s what you can do to help /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-08/monarch-and-firefly-populations-are-in-decline-heres-what-you-can-do-to-help Monarchs are migrating through the St. Louis region now, but residents are seeing fewer of them than ever before. Tue, 08 Oct 2024 22:57:29 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-10-08/monarch-and-firefly-populations-are-in-decline-heres-what-you-can-do-to-help Emily Woodbury St. Louis water lily reigns victorious in social media weigh-off competition /news-briefs/2024-09-04/st-louis-water-lily-reigns-victorious-social-media-competition A Missouri Botanical Gardens Victoria lily held up under 142 pounds, besting water lilies from gardens and zoos around the world. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:47:53 GMT /news-briefs/2024-09-04/st-louis-water-lily-reigns-victorious-social-media-competition Kate Grumke Cicadas are ‘tender and savory.’ Here’s how to capture and cook them /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-22/cicadas-are-tender-and-savory-heres-how-to-capture-and-cook-them Interested in partaking in 2024’s most unusual culinary experience? We’ve got you covered. Wed, 22 May 2024 22:53:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-22/cicadas-are-tender-and-savory-heres-how-to-capture-and-cook-them Emily Woodbury Corn and its indigenous roots take center stage in new MoBot exhibit /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-01/corn-and-its-indigenous-roots-take-center-stage-in-new-mobot-exhibit The exhibit takes a closer look at the global impact of the humble crop. Wed, 01 May 2024 22:39:26 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-01/corn-and-its-indigenous-roots-take-center-stage-in-new-mobot-exhibit Roshae Hemmings