Events for Everyone - by MLNA Members

Missouri Botanical Garden 2009 calendar display, celebrating the Garden’s 150th anniversary. Calendars available for purchase in the Garden Gate Shop. Proceeds support the Garden.

The Festival Of Trees. Learn more about the best trees for the St. Louis area, including some of our favorite natives! Select trees will be discounted 50% and enter the raffle for a free tree planting. For details, contact Greenscape Gardens, 2832 Barrett Station Rd., (314) 821-2440.

5-6:30 pm—Enthnobotany Booksigning. Meet world-renown conservation scientist Dr. Gary Nabhan at a multi-author ethnobotany book signing featuring Dr. Nahman’s new release, Where Our Food Comes From. Ethnobotany is the study of how people around the world interact with plants. Hosted by Island Press in conjunction with the 2008 William L. Brown Symposium on Ethnobotany. Garden Gate Shop at Missouri Botanical Garden’s Ridgway Center. http://www.wlbcenter.org/drawer/symposium/website/homepage.htm

7:30-9 pm-- “Western Redcedar: An Endangered Cultural Icon of Northwestern North America.” keynote talk by Dr. Nancy Turner, ethnobotanist at the University ofVictoria in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Turner has devoted her career to the study and preservation of Native North American plant genetic resources. She is the keynote speaker of the 2008 William L. Brown Symposium on Ethnobotany and recipient of the Wm. L. Brown Award for Excellence in Genetic Resource Conservation. Shoenberg Theater at Missouri Botanical Garden’s Ridgway Center. Free. (314) 577-9565. http://www.wlbcenter.org/drawer/symposium/website/homepage.htm

10 am-8 pm—2^nd Annual Collectibles Signing.Artist Karen Didion will be on hand all day to sign pieces from her exclusive Santa Collection and introduce her new Elves for 2008. Refreshments served. Oma’s Barn Home and Garden, 1057 Hwy. 79, St. Peters, MO. Call (636) 278-4445 for information and directions.

10 a.m.—Holiday Decorating. Learn about newest ideas for wreaths, mantels, chandeliers and entryways. Sugar Creek Gardens, 1011 Woodlawn Rd., Kirkwood. FREE. Call (314) 965-3070.

Sat. 8 am-5 pm, Sun. 9 am to 5 pm--Hillermann’s Holiday Open House. Beautiful displays of lighted Christmas trees, decorations, and gifts. Creative ideas for decorating at home. Get started on your shopping list with a wide range of great gifts ideas. See the unveiling of the 2008 Hillermann Child Art Ornament on Saturday the 15th at 10 am. Bring your family and your camera and take pictures in our Holiday Photo Shoot Area. Refreshments will be available. For directions or more information, call Hillermann Nursery & Florist at 636-239-6729.

6:30-8:30 pm--Options for Treating Garden Pests. Learn when chemical control is needed or not for home landscape and garden insects. Topics include alternative approaches to control, reading pesticide labels, and safe pesticide handling. St. Charles County Extension Center, 260 Brown Rd., St. Peters MO. Visit http://extension.missouri.edu/stcharles/mastergardener/classes/shtml or call 636-970-3000 for information. Pre-registration required. $15.

6:30-9 pm--Science Café: “Sustainability: Finding Your Way Forward.” Glenda Abney, manager of the Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center is guest speaker. Science Café offers stimulating conversation in an informal setting each month. Monarch Restaurant, 7401 Manchester Rd. Free. Presented by the Saint Louis Science Center and the Missouri Botanical Garden. (314) 289-4424 or www.slsc.org.

Holiday wreath exhibition at Missouri Botanical Garden. Featuring unique creations by some of the area’s finest floral designers. All wreaths are sold by silent auction bidding, with proceeds benefiting the Missouri Botanical Garden.

10 am—Decorate Your Door and More. Just for the holidays, learn how to take live evergreen boughs, seed pods, berries, bows and more, and transform your home into a winter wonderland. Frisella Nursery, 550 Highway F, Defiance, MO 63341. Free. Call (636) 798-2555.

2-4 pm--Cold-Weather Containers! Sticks and twigs in bright colors and unusual shapes are just the ticket for building inexpensive, wintry containers – inside or out. Come to Bowood Farms on Saturday, Nov. 22 – from 2 to 4 p.m. – to see representatives of Lefevre Blooms & Branches create winter beauty with stems of red- and yellow-twig dogwood, Ilex winterberry red and other decorative branches. All are harvested from their Anna, Illinois, farm. This event is free. Bowood is located at 4605 Olive Street, in the Central West End. Call 314-454-6868 for more information.

Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House. See the Victorian country home of Garden founder Henry Shaw decked for the season with wreaths, garland, floral centerpieces, greenery and a holiday tree. Younger visitors can look for old-fashioned toys hidden throughout the house. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Closed Mondays.

9 am-5 pm--“Gardenland Express” annual holiday flower and train show. G-scale model trains travel through a miniature landscape of live plants, surrounded by colorful poinsettias and flowers. Garden admission plus $3. Free for members. Missouri Botanical Gardens at Ridgway Center.

1-3 pm--Santa is Coming to Hillermann’s! Bring your kids and pets (no reptiles please) to visit with Santa! YHTI Internet will be available to take pictures and offer prints for a charitable donation to Loving Hearts Outreach. For directions or more information, call Hillermann Nursery & Florist at 636-239-6729.

Missouri Botanical Garden 2009 calendar display, celebrating the Garden’s 150th anniversary. Calendars available for purchase in the Garden Gate Shop. Proceeds support the Garden.

The Festival Of Trees. Learn more about the best trees for the St. Louis area, including some of our favorite natives! Select trees will be discounted 50% and enter the raffle for a free tree planting. For details, contact Greenscape Gardens, 2832 Barrett Station Rd., (314) 821-2440.

5-6:30 pm—Enthnobotany Booksigning. Meet world-renown conservation scientist Dr. Gary Nabhan at a multi-author ethnobotany book signing featuring Dr. Nahman’s new release, Where Our Food Comes From. Ethnobotany is the study of how people around the world interact with plants. Hosted by Island Press in conjunction with the 2008 William L. Brown Symposium on Ethnobotany. Garden Gate Shop at Missouri Botanical Garden’s Ridgway Center. http://www.wlbcenter.org/drawer/symposium/website/homepage.htm

7:30-9 pm-- “Western Redcedar: An Endangered Cultural Icon of Northwestern North America.” keynote talk by Dr. Nancy Turner, ethnobotanist at the University ofVictoria in British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Turner has devoted her career to the study and preservation of Native North American plant genetic resources. She is the keynote speaker of the 2008 William L. Brown Symposium on Ethnobotany and recipient of the Wm. L. Brown Award for Excellence in Genetic Resource Conservation. Shoenberg Theater at Missouri Botanical Garden’s Ridgway Center. Free. (314) 577-9565. http://www.wlbcenter.org/drawer/symposium/website/homepage.htm

10 am-8 pm—2^nd Annual Collectibles Signing. Artist Karen Didion will be on hand all day to sign pieces from her exclusive Santa Collection and introduce her new Elves for 2008. Refreshments served. Oma’s Barn Home and Garden, 1057 Hwy. 79, St. Peters, MO. Call (636) 278-4445 for information and directions.

10 a.m.—Holiday Decorating. Learn about newest ideas for wreaths, mantels, chandeliers and entryways. Sugar Creek Gardens, 1011 Woodlawn Rd., Kirkwood. FREE. Call (314) 965-3070.

Sat. 8 am-5 pm, Sun. 9 am to 5 pm--Hillermann’s Holiday Open House. Beautiful displays of lighted Christmas trees, decorations, and gifts. Creative ideas for decorating at home. Get started on your shopping list with a wide range of great gifts ideas. See the unveiling of the 2008 Hillermann Child Art Ornament on Saturday the 15th at 10 am. Bring your family and your camera and take pictures in our Holiday Photo Shoot Area. Refreshments will be available. For directions or more information, call Hillermann Nursery & Florist at 636-239-6729.

6:30-8:30 pm--Options for Treating Garden Pests. Learn when chemical control is needed or not for home landscape and garden insects. Topics include alternative approaches to control, reading pesticide labels, and safe pesticide handling. St. Charles County Extension Center, 260 Brown Rd., St. Peters MO. Visit http://extension.missouri.edu/stcharles/mastergardener/classes/shtml or call 636-970-3000 for information. Pre-registration required. $15.

6:30-9 pm--Science Café: “Sustainability: Finding Your Way Forward.” Glenda Abney, manager of the Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center is guest speaker. Science Café offers stimulating conversation in an informal setting each month. Monarch Restaurant, 7401 Manchester Rd. Free. Presented by the Saint Louis Science Center and the Missouri Botanical Garden. (314) 289-4424 or www.slsc.org.

Holiday wreath exhibition at Missouri Botanical Garden. Featuring unique creations by some of the area’s finest floral designers. All wreaths are sold by silent auction bidding, with proceeds benefiting the Missouri Botanical Garden.

10 am—Decorate Your Door and More. Just for the holidays, learn how to take live evergreen boughs, seed pods, berries, bows and more, and transform your home into a winter wonderland. Frisella Nursery, 550 Highway F, Defiance, MO 63341. Free. Call (636) 798-2555.

2-4 pm--Cold-Weather Containers! Sticks and twigs in bright colors and unusual shapes are just the ticket for building inexpensive, wintry containers – inside or out. Come to Bowood Farms on Saturday, Nov. 22 – from 2 to 4 p.m. – to see representatives of Lefevre Blooms & Branches create winter beauty with stems of red- and yellow-twig dogwood, Ilex winterberry red and other decorative branches. All are harvested from their Anna, Illinois, farm. This event is free. Bowood is located at 4605 Olive Street, in the Central West End. Call 314-454-6868 for more information.

Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House. See the Victorian country home of Garden founder Henry Shaw decked for the season with wreaths, garland, floral centerpieces, greenery and a holiday tree. Younger visitors can look for old-fashioned toys hidden throughout the house. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Closed Mondays.

9 am-5 pm--“Gardenland Express” annual holiday flower and train show. G-scale model trains travel through a miniature landscape of live plants, surrounded by colorful poinsettias and flowers. Garden admission plus $3. Free for members. Missouri Botanical Gardens at Ridgway Center.

1-3 pm--Santa is Coming to Hillermann’s! Bring your kids and pets (no reptiles please) to visit with Santa! YHTI Internet will be available to take pictures and offer prints for a charitable donation to Loving Hearts Outreach. For directions or more information, call Hillermann Nursery & Florist at 636-239-6729.

Mon, Nov 10, 6-8pm; at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. Membership meeting. 816-784-5300

Sat, Nov 8, 9:30am-2pm; at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. Workshop. 816-784-5300

Thurs, Nov 6, 7pm; at Old Shawnee Town, Town Hall, 57th & Cody, Shawnee, KS. Visitors welcome. Annual membership dues: $15.00 individual, $20.00 family. For more information visit www.shawneegarden.homestead.com.

Mon, Nov 3, 6-8pm; at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. Membership meeting. 816-784-5300

Mon, Nov 3, 7pm at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. "Focusing on Flower Photography" will be presented by Sherra Schuck. Sherra works at her family's business, the Elgin Smith Studio; she presents slide shows at the annual national convention of the Gardeners of America of entries in the photography competition. She is president of the Gardeners of America - Overland Park. Refreshments preceding the meeting at 6:30. Visitors welcome. 913-383-0499

Wed, Nov 12, noon; at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. The program will be "How do you Prevent Dementia through Dietary Choices?" Lunch will be a potluck and everyone brings a dish to share. Visitors are welcome. 816-531-2298

Mon, Nov 10, 7pm; the Club meetings are held at the Sermon Center at Noland and Truman Roads, Independence, MO. Our speaker is yet to be confirmed. Refreshments will be served and visitors are always welcome. Any questions please contact Robin or Susan Weeks. 816-833-2341

Sun, Nov 16, 1-4pm; at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. Membership meeting. 816-784-5300

Mon, Nov 3, 10am-noon; at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. Program: "Herbs, New and Old" by Tim Sullivan, owner of Sullivan Greenhouses, Cleveland, MO. Buy delicious goodies at our annual bake sale: cookies, cakes, breads, etc. Bring a sack lunch if you would like to join others for lunch and a furnished dessert and drinks after the meeting. The public is invited. 913-341-7555

Mon, Dec 1, 10:30am-noon; at Loose Park Garden Center, Fern Room, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. Have fun bidding and buying bargain plants, vases, dried hydrangea and other dried flowers, holiday evergreens, garden items, books, antiques, knick-knacks, and many other items. The public is welcome. 913-341-7555

Tues, Nov 25, 10:30am, at Leawood Presbyterian Church, 2715 W 83rd St, Leawood, KS. Program: "An Overview of Kansas City Community Gardens" by Ben Sharda, executive director, Kansas City Community Gardens. Bring a sack lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert will be provided. Open to the public. Guests are welcome. Annual memberships are available for $15. Call for more information. 913-648-4677

Mon, Nov 17, 6-8pm; at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. Membership meeting. 816-784-5300

Tues, Nov 18, 7pm; at Linden Baptist Church, 611 NE 69th St, Gladstone. Breezy Breeze from River City Koi, will talk about the many ways we can bring water into our gardens. Guests are welcome. For further information, contact Marla Galetti at 816-587-1556 or check our web site at www.Northlandgardenclub.com.

Fri, Nov 14, 11am-1pm; at Loose Park Garden Center, 5200 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO. The Garden Center building is best accessed by using the south entrance of circular drive into Loose Park off Wornall Rd, then walking west or using the Service Rd which runs beside the Center. Guests are welcome. Membership meeting. 816-784-5300

Events, Lectures & Classes

A Grandview gardening group is being formed to share information, expertise, plants, and to do community outreach projects involving gardening activities. If you live in the Grandview area and would like to be part of this group, please contact Mary Rose Shonkwiler at 816-304-7910 or email revmaryrose@yahoo.com.

Nov 1, 9am-4pm and Nov 2, 11am-3pm; at Loose Park Garden Center, 51st St and Wornall, Kansas City, MO. Sponsored by Mid America African Violet Society. Info: Fred & Pat Inbody, 816-373-6915.

Thurs, Nov 20, 1-8pm and Fri, Nov 21, 10am-3pm; Quivira Garden Club will host the 19th annual Holiday Bazaar at the Clubhouse. We are located right off of I-435 and Holliday Drive, just north of Shawnee, KS. On Thursday evening the Bazaar will feature a special appetizer and wine bar, with entertainment to help you get in the holiday spirit. Many specialty vendors will be offering a wide variety of boutique products, including many items of interest to gardeners. Plan to invite family and friends to this FREE event (open to the public) for the fun of shopping and socializing. For more information about the Holiday Bazaar, contact Barb Prater by email at barbprater@aol.com.

Sat, Nov 22; 8am; at Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Visitors Center, 8909 W 179th St, Overland Park, KS. These bird walks are FREE. Join Heidi Retherford, an avid bird enthusiast for many years, as she takes you on a walk through the Arboretum sharing her wealth of knowledge about birds and how to identify them by their songs and calls. Please dress appropriately (closed toe shoes and long slacks are recommended). Bug repellent and binoculars are encouraged. While these Bird Walks are free, space will be limited. Please call 913-685-3604 to reserve a spot. Donations are welcome to help support the bird programs at the Arboretum.

Sat and Sun, Nov 22 and 23; at Pendleton's Country Market, 1446 E 1950 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66046. Celebrate the season with holiday gifts and decorations from nature! Over a dozen farms coming together to bring you locally grown and handmade gifts. www.pendletons.com

Nov 28 and 29 and Dec 4 and 5, 5 to 8:30pm. Admission is $6 for adults and $5 for kids 5 to 11. Children 4 and under are admitted free, and parking is free. No pets please. Miles of candle lit trails, music, Santa, bonfire, refreshments. One half mile west of Highway 69 at 179th and Antioch. Info: 913-685-3604.

Sat, Dec 13, 8am-2pm; at Knights of Columbus Hall, Lawrence, KS. Looking for one-of-a-kind gifts, handmade artisan crafts and delicious, homemade baked goods and preserves for the holidays? More than 40 Downtown Lawrence Farmers' Market vendors are scheduled to participate in this year's Holiday Market. As in the past, 46 booths will fill both floors of the Knights of Columbus Hall. Plan to pick-up poinsettias, fresh wreaths and garlands for decorating your home. Locally raised beef, bison, chicken, elk, emu, lamb and turkey will be available for your table. Jams, jellies, salsa and syrups are just a few of the homemade products which make excellent hostess gifts this time of the year. Honey and beeswax products will be offered from three local beekeepers. Artisan-made baskets, pottery and textiles can help you cross names off your shopping list! See the spinning demo and select wool yarn for those winter projects or opt for a hand-knit hat or woven shawl. Doors open at 8am when you can dine on cinnamon rolls and delicious baked goods. Plan to stay a while and enjoy live, holiday music and great lunch items. Grab some locally grown apples and cider as well as artisan cheeses for upcoming get-togethers. 785-331-4445

Missouri Botanical Garden 2009 calendar display, celebrating the Garden’s 150th anniversary. Calendars available for purchase in the Garden Gate Shop. Proceeds support the Garden.

10 a.m.—Holiday Decorating. Learn about newest ideas for wreaths, mantels, chandeliers and entryways. Sugar Creek Gardens, 1011 Woodlawn Rd., Kirkwood. FREE. Call (314) 965-3070.

Missouri Botanical Garden 2009 calendar display, celebrating the Garden’s 150th anniversary. Calendars available for purchase in the Garden Gate Shop. Proceeds support the Garden.

10 a.m.—Holiday Decorating. Learn about newest ideas for wreaths, mantels, chandeliers and entryways. Sugar Creek Gardens, 1011 Woodlawn Rd., Kirkwood. FREE. Call (314) 965-3070.

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