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@mobotgarden.bsky.social's Museum Now on view: THE LITERARY GARDEN The Cultivation of Plants & Gardens in Narratives Through March 31, 2027
#scents #vampire #TheLiteraryGarden Join perfumer Rubia Homa for an evening talk @mobotmuseum.bsky.social Sept. 24 that delves into what repels vampires, and how they attract humans. Seating is first come, first served. Free with LightForm admission. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/evening-talk...
#TheLiteraryGarden BLEACH is a manga series (with a companion anime series) that features Japanese plants as elements in the narrative. Orihime Inoue has a six-petal hairpin where each petal is a manifestation of her soul; it is is depicted on the cover between her eye and ear.
Learn about your favorite herbs in the Missouri Botanical Garden Press' latest project, 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘴 𝘈-𝘡: buff.ly/B2rxpWw Now on view at 📍 buff.ly/vgfwanU in its current exhibition, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 & 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴! 🎥 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden
Hey, St. Louis 🌱 gardeners and history nerds
Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden@mobotmuseum.bsky.social · 2w ago#LiteraryLearningDay Sat. Sept. 19, join Dail Chambers and her North Saint Louis Community to explore their work into the plant material, foods, herbs, and built environment of their neighborhoods and its relationship to the Mississippi River. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...
#LiteraryLearningDay Sat. Sept. 19, join Dail Chambers and her North Saint Louis Community to explore their work into the plant material, foods, herbs, and built environment of their neighborhoods and its relationship to the Mississippi River. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...
#TheLiteraryGarden #poetry Jessica Palmer is one of the artists featured in the current exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social. She often uses text in her work, but she is also inspired by writers, past and present, including poets Katherine Riegel and Robert Seatter included here.
A corn infection that Midwestern farmers dread is also a culinary delicacy in Mexico. Now, farmers, chefs and a secretive vegetable broker are bringing it to St. Louisans.
Meet huitlacoche, a gnarly corn fungus that's now gracing plates in St. Louis
A corn infection that Midwestern farmers dread is also a culinary delicacy in Mexico. Now, farmers, chefs and a secretive vegetable broker are bringing it to St. Louisans.
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#TheLiteraryGarden #StLouis #poetry Poet T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) was born in St. Louis and an admirer of plant life, and often connected garden settings to theologically complex material. His most famous work is the lengthy and complex The Waste Land (1922).
#TheLiteraryGarden St. Louis native Sara Teasdale's 1920 collection FLAME AND SHADOW features “In a Garden” that portrays an idyllic setting ripe with color and texture evoking a pre-WWI America. A sense of uncertainty is established as peace has come back to the garden after being disturbed.
Read a Q&A with Deecy Gray about her family’s history with this book, why she entrusted the Garden’s library with her gift, and how she hopes to inspire others: discoverandshare.org/2026/08/25/f...
Flora, Fauna, and Philanthropy: What Inspired Deecy Gray to Donate a Rare Mark Catesby First Edition to the Garden’s Library - Discover + Share
Before John James Audubon ever sketched a feather, and before Carl Linnaeus created a tidy classification system, British naturalist Mark Catesby spent more than 10 years, over two separate journeys, ...
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We are thrilled to share some big news from the Garden's Peter H. Raven Library: St. Louis native Dorothy (Deecy) Stephens Gray has donated a rare first edition of Mark Catesby’s The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands etc. 1731-1743.
Thanks Ladue News for featuring #TheLiteraryGarden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social 🌿📚💚 www.laduenews.com/arts-and-cul...
MOBOT’s ‘The Literary Garden’ explores folklore, flora, and the narratives they shape
On view through March 31, 2027, the exhibition traces how plants and gardens have inspired writing, art, and more across cultures.
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Hey, St. Louis vampire fans 6 pm September 24th @mobotgarden.bsky.social event at @mobotmuseum.bsky.social Vampire Scent Culture with perfumer Rubia Homa Guests are encouraged to dress in vampire/goth attire Garden Admission Fee applies www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/evening-talk...
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Experience the vivacious talent and lyrical stylings of The Opera Bell Band on August 29 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social! Two performances: 11am & 1pm, free with Garden admission, sponsored by Nancy Ridenour www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...
360° tour of #TheLiteraryGarden is up! Thanks to @mobotgarden.bsky.social's digital interpretation team, we can share the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social. Explore everything on view at the linktree in bio or here kuula.co/share/LkQZF/... #plants #gardens #narratives
Patterns in nature are everywhere you look! But can you guess where these patterns are in the Garden? 🤔 Check the comments for the answers 👇 And don't miss out on Patterns in Nature: LightForm open now–September 26: buff.ly/jHFrAPi 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden
The Sunflower+ Project began in 2012 through a collaboration between EarthWays Center and Washington University. Today, the North #STL plot continues to welcome pollinators and visitors alike. 🌻 Learn more about the Sunflower+ Project: buff.ly/dHr5KzZ 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden
You’re invited to a special Silent Book Club gathering at the Missouri Botanical Garden! 📍 @mobotgarden.bsky.social @mobotmuseum.bsky.social 🗓️ Sat, August 22nd, 11am–1pm 📖 Bring: your current read 🙅🏻♀️ No picnicking, chairs, blankets, or outside food/bev📣 RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/silent-boo...
#TheLiteraryGarden How does your book collection grow? 📚🪴👩🏫 Read the latest blog by @mobotgarden.bsky.social's Kemper Center for Home Gardening that explores the intersections of the botanical & literary worlds in collaboration with the @mobotmuseum.bsky.social! discoverandshare.org/2026/07/28/g...
Grow Your Own Literary Garden - Discover + Share
Discover plants featured in The Literary Garden exhibition and how you can create your own literary-inspired garden.
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#TheLiteraryGarden #ACreativeFieldStudy #NaturalGesture Dail Chambers is a visual artist and grower/land steward. Her visual art practice is a multimedia exploration in genealogy, women’s narratives and social environmental art. Her artist book @mobotmuseum.bsky.social features this body of work.
Sunday was a perfect day to visit @mobotgarden.bsky.social. Did one of the guided tours and learned some fun history before our usual stroll around the gardens.
Garden designer and author Gertrude Jekyll (English, 1843-1932) is featured in #TheLiteraryGarden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social Her 1902 book ROSES FOR ENGLISH GARDENS showed how to grow roses for their blooms & scents, and use them to living curtains to cover other unsightly elements in a garden.
The World of Peter Rabbit #TheLiteraryGarden Beatrix Potter’s 1902 The Tale of Peter Rabbit became one of the best selling books in history, with translations into 30+ languages and more than 45M copies sold. Pix by Virginia Harold @mobotmuseum.bsky.social
Garden conservation geneticist Christy Edwards recently sat down with stlpublicradio.bsky.social to discuss how she and her colleagues are hand-pollinating the disappearing Mead's milkweed, the primary food source of monarch caterpillars. Click the link to check out the interview: buff.ly/g6GyKRS
Tropical water lily season has arrived 🪷 Stop in to and take a gander at this year's tropical water lily blooms on your next Garden visit! 📸 John Evans Jr. #MOBOTGarden
Experience the vivacious talent and lyrical stylings of The Opera Bell Band on August 29 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social! Two performances: 11am & 1pm, free with Garden admission, sponsored by Nancy Ridenour www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...
So chuffed that this album is a result from a performance commission as part of 2024's exhibition KERNELS OF CULTURE!🌽💛
St. Louis Public Radio@stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat started as a solo recording project became one of St. Louis’ wittiest bands. 🎶 Opera Bell Band’s latest album, “A Salute to Corn,” blends catchy tunes, plant science and plenty of humor.
We are thrilled to share that the Missouri Botanical Garden is featured in today's @nytimes.com article on "7 Gardens So Serene, You Won’t Believe They’re in the City"! Read the article and plan your next Garden visits here: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/t... @explorestlouis.bsky.social
Join us & stlshakesfest.bsky.social for a special production of TourCo’s 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘢! 🎭 🗓️ Wednesday, August 5 from 5:30—8 p.m. 📍 Cohen Amphitheatre 🎟 Free admission 🔗 buff.ly/0g60RWc 📸 Mary Lou Olson #MOBOTGarden
