Missouri Botanical Garden
"To discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life." -- Missouri Botanical Garden mission
Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation's oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark.
The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis. The Garden offers 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, Henry Shaw's original 1850 estate home, and one of the world's largest collections of rare and endangered orchids.
For over 154 years, the Garden has been an oasis in the city, a place of beauty and family fun—and also a center for education, science, and conservation.
2025/11/10 Member Speaker Series: A Conversation with Dr. Lúcia G. Lohmann
Poetry and Scents with Devin Johnston
Musical Scents: Voices in the Garden with Benedetta Orsi and St. Louis Women’s Chorale
2025/09/23 Member Speaker Series: The New Romantic Garden
2025 Water Lily Weigh Off
SAIAS: Dance and Scents
Banho de Cheiro
2025/07/22 Member Speaker Series: Bad Naturalist
2025/06/25 Member Speaker Series: Love Them to Death
2025/05/06 Member Speaker Series: Here's to Hostas
2025/04/22 Member Speaker Series: Shaw Nature Reserve: Wildlife in Focus
2025/03/25 Member Speaker Series: Basil - Beyond Pesto
Ponytail Palm Move - Shoenberg Arid House
“Harmonies of the Andes” by Intillajata Andean Ensemble
"Appropriation: The Spanish Guitar, Maize, and the New World" performed by Patrick Rafferty
2024/11/12 Member Speaker Series
2024/10/29 Member Speaker Series: Planting Clues - How Plants Solve Crimes
"The Amazon: Past, Present, and Future?" by Carina Hoorn
ARTISTS TALK: "Maize in Art and Community" with Dail Chambers and Megan Singleton
"Orgē" by Monika Weiss
"Agrobacterium transformation and plant evolution" by Léon OTTEN & Ke CHEN
In the Field: Conserving Mead's Milkweed
"Conserving lemurs & their forest habitat in Madagascar" by Krista Milich & Emily Wroblewski
"A Corn-fed Musical Comedy Performance" by The Opera Bell Band
Ferns x Dinosaurs: Exploring SUE's world in "SUE: The T. rex Experience"
The Sacred Crop
A Musical Walk in the Garden
"Community-based Conservation in Madagascar" by Armand Randrianasolo & Froggi VanRiper