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Remote Research: Down for the Count

Throughout the world, closures and lockdowns aimed to stop the spread of COVID-19 have disrupted many people’s lives and work. As a global institution, the Missouri Botanical Garden does research around the world, making travel restrictions a major hindrance. The “stay at home” order means staff has lost access to the Garden’s herbarium and labs,…

Growing Vegetables from Scraps

As people around the world are spending more time at home, interest in home gardening is growing. Specifically, many are looking to grow their own vegetables at home. If you’re thinking about starting a vegetable garden, you could get started using scraps from vegetables you’ve used from cooking. Regrowing food from leftovers is a smart…

Preventing Food Waste at Home

As many of us stay at home in an effort to practice social distancing due to COVID-19, the only trip out of the house is to the grocery store. A priority for many is how to make the food in the kitchen stretch as far as possible before the next trip to the store. Learning…

How to Make a Nature Journal

This can be as simple as using a small notebook you already have or making one out of recycled materials. To make a journal, use cereal box panels as covers; decorate with markers; or glue pictures from magazines or old calendars. Use plain paper or one-sided recycled paper. Punch holes in the covers and paper,…

Scroll Through Spring: Tulips

Scroll through spring with these photographs of the 2020 tulips at the Garden.

Remote Research: Close, But Still Out of Reach

Therapeutic Horticulture at Home

Therapeutic Horticulture is all about a connection to nature. We use a variety of means to enhance an individual’s connection through sensory exploration, observation, creativity, all with a personal touch. Today, the only thing missing is that personal touch. Still, there are ways to engage with nature while maintaining responsible social distance. Take a Phenology Walk Phenology is…

Remote Research: Isolated Offices, But Conservation Continues

Inaugural Youth Fellowship Class Sets Course for Environmental Service

Education has always been at the core of the Missouri Botanical Garden’s mission. The Garden’s Youth Fellowship Program, launched in late 2019, is the newest chapter in this effort to inspire the next generation of plant professionals and environmental stewards. Established through a generous gift from longtime Garden supporters Dave and Mary Tognoni and contributions…

Remote Research: Mad Dash from Madagascar

Exploring Alaska on the Harriman Expedition

Imagine gathering America’s most intelligent and well-known scientists in topics like biology and botany, with support from gifted artists, photographers and technicians to do research in one geographic area. Good idea, right? Even today, that would be a challenging task. The Harriman Expedition to Alaska, led by wealthy railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman in 1899,…