Japanese Festival returns this Labor Day weekend packed with food, festivities, and fun! Learn more or reserve your tickets in advance today: buff.ly/gItDoXf 📸 Mary Lou Olson, Julie Merkle, Robin Pagano, Sundos Schneider #MOBOTGarden

#TheLiteraryGarden #ACreativeFieldStudy #NaturalGesture Workshop with Dail at the Julia Davis branch, SLPL on August 8. See the results at @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social September 19 for a special Community Day. Check the linktree in bio for more information.

#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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Beer lovers, mark your calendars! Fest-of-Ale, returns this fall 🍻🍂 ⭐ Fest-of-Ale 🗓️ Friday, October 2 from 6—9 p.m. 🔗 www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/fest-of-ale-... Join us for an evening of great music, samples from some of the region’s best breweries, & more! 📸 Kat Niehaus #MOBOTGarden

This one's for YOU daylily lovers! Join us for our annual Daylily Association Plant Sale 🌸 ⭐ Missouri Botanical Garden Daylily Association Plant Sale 🗓️ Saturday, August 15, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/XEIY3NB 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

St. Louis Shakespeare TourCo's Aug-Sept run of The Two Gentlemen of Verona starts this week FREE Tuesday at Franz Park Wednesday at @mobotgarden.bsky.social Thursday at Heman Park, UCity Friday at Weldon Springs Saturday at Blackburn Park, Webster Groves Sunday at Love Bank, Cherokee Street

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Best friends Valentine and Proteus swear loyalty to each other…until they both fall for the same woman. Suddenly loyalty, love, and good judgment all go out the window.

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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.

⭐ ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐ Due to expected inclement weather, Patterns in Nature: LightForm will not occur tonight, July 31st. Please plan your visit for another evening. We appreciate your understanding. 📸 Mary Lou Olson #MOBOTGarden

The bug experts at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House have been building a captive breeding program inside its Entomology Lab. Read more about our entomologists' journey in conserving some of nature's smallest powerhouses at the link here: buff.ly/E3eyRvX 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

Experience the wonder of Patterns in Nature: The Art of #HYBYCOZO by day or night. ☀️🌙 Click the link to plan your Patterns in Nature experience: buff.ly/4VxGS3q #MOBOTGarden

☂️ NEW MEMBERSHIP GIFT ☂️ Join or renew as a Garden member and receive our latest umbrella designed exclusively for members by local artist Ariel Biggerstaff of Fond Printed Goods!

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

⭐ UPCOMING REMINDERS ⭐ Patterns in Nature: LightForm will not occur on Thursday, August 6th. Sassafras Restaurant and Café will be closed on Friday, August 7th. Please plan your upcoming visits accordingly. We appreciate your understanding! 📸 Mimi Mooney #MOBOTGarden

The final performance of Whitaker Music Festival 2026 is Wednesday, July 29. 🎵 Join us as we welcome The Bedlam Brothers to the stage this Wednesday for a grand finale of a show! 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

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

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

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...

Iris lovers, this one's for you! Join us at this upcoming 2-day plant sale. 💐 ⭐ Greater St. Louis Iris Society Plant Sale 📅 August 1–August 2 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 🎟️ Included with Garden admission 🔗 buff.ly/rXtyA2n 📸 Sundos Schneider, Megan Gregory #MOBOTGarden

Garden Glow tickets are now on sale 🎄🤩 ⭐ Garden Glow 📅 November 14, 2026–January 2, 2027 🔗 buff.ly/vUNsuFy Get ready for our annual winter wonderland show by purchasing your tickets early at the link above! 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

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

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Antique lovers, mark your calendars! It's time for Little Shop Around the Corner's summer clearance sale 😎 ⭐ LSAC Clearance Sale 📍 4474 Castleman Ave. 📅 July 22–26 | Open from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/7xpisxN 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

Take a little piece #HYBYCOZO home with you after your next daytime or evening visit ✨😌 Shop from the unique #HYBYCOZO collection in our Garden Gate Shop on your next visit or online here: buff.ly/8F2F95f Learn more about Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO here: buff.ly/qFFfEwk #MOBOTGarden

10 am to 5 pm Wednesday-Sunday, July 22nd-26th, @mobotgarden.bsky.social Little Shop Around the Corner www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plan-your-vi... 50% Off Clearance Sale www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/little-shop-...

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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

📣 CALLING ALL EARLY-CAREER PROFESSIONALS 📣 Don't miss the opportunity to work closely with the Garden's scientific resources and expertise in one of our international fellowships! Learn more here: buff.ly/1N7g32s 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

Hey, St. Louis area shroom fans Tomorrow, Saturday, July 18th, at @mobotgarden.bsky.social 🍄 Funga Fair- A Mushroom Event hosted by the Missouri Mycological Society

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9 am to 4 pm Saturday, 7/18, @mobotgarden.bsky.social event 🍄 Funga Fair- A Mushroom Event hosted by the Missouri Mycological Society Garden Admission Free until Noon on Saturdays to St. Louis City and County residents www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/funga-fair-a...

Antique lovers, mark your calendars! It's time for Little Shop Around the Corner's summer clearance sale 😎 ⭐ LSAC Clearance Sale 📍 4474 Castleman Ave. 📅 July 22–26 | Open from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/7xpisxN 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

Summer date nights in #STL just got better 🥰 Enjoy dinner on the Sassafras patio before taking an evening stroll through Patterns in Nature: LightForm! View the dinner menu or reserve your tickets here: buff.ly/qFFfEwk 📸 Mary Lou Olson, Sundos Schneider #MOBOTGarden

Another day, another bloom 😌 Last week, we witnessed the 12-hour bloom of the 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴, or more commonly known as Dragon Fruit or Pitaya. Watch on to see its very animated bloom and stay tuned for more! 🌱 📹 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

Come grow with us at #MOBOT! The Garden now has openings in various departments including: ⭐ Horticulture ⭐ Security ⭐ Herbarium Support ⭐ And more! Learn more & apply today: jobs.dayforcehcm.com/mbg/CANDIDAT... 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden #NowHiring