St. Louis, Missouri: Botanical Gardens

My sister had a delivery, in St. Louis, Missouri and invited me to tag along. St. Louis is most famous for the Arch- the gateway to the west- which we did go and see, but the botanical garden needs a shout out. When I go places, I love to look at the botanical gardens. It's so amazing to see the different plants and sculpture collections in different places. Especially the Chihuly. The botanical gardens always seem to have amazing glass works from Dale Chihuly.  

This botanical garden is very special, just like all botanical gardens. The rose garden was amazing. There were so many different roses and the yard they were in was huge.  The sculptures nearby were pretty and placed in various places around fountains. Some were naked (shocker). 

As we walked around there was a large pond and an entire little green house dedicated to herbs. This botanical garden hosts a garden with all sorts of fruits and veggies, which I could only imagine is amazing in the summer months. Its purpose is not only to help feed the community but to teach people how to grow their own food, which is exciting for so many reasons!  

I can't even describe how large this place is, but it is very large. We couldn't have seen everything in one day even if we wanted to and it was fall and getting colder so there was less to see. We went through the tropical room and looked at all the tropical plants. I always love seeing the tropical plants because they are so foreign to me. In Michigan the only tropical plants I see are in the botanical gardens so it's always a treat to see the large palms and orchids flowering as if they belong here. We even saw a huge banana tree thriving! 

In the gift shop I purchased Persian Buttercups and I can't wait to see what they look like in the spring. Truly a memory in my yard. 

Here is where I went: