Pre Conference Tours
Full Day Tours -- Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Landscapes, Large and Small: Some of St. Louis'
Best Private and Public Cultivated Spaces
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $60, includes lunch
This takes you on a mini-tour of St. Louis history, as seen through some of its most beautiful gardens and landscapes. From vintage, turn-of-the-century St. Louis home gardens closest to downtown (think of Judy Garland's home in "Meet Me in St. Louis"), to exquisite parks of that era, to newer suburban enclaves just west of town, you get a taste of home horticulture at its evolutionary best. And in the bargain, you'll see that most of these spaces are designed and cared for by the home owners themselves – people who take advantage of many of St. Louis' extraordinary horticulture resources while also putting sweat, heart and creativity into their home-gardening projects.
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Urban Landscapes: Bringing Green to Our Concrete Jungles Tour
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $70, includes lunch
This tour is designed to showcase urban landscapes of horticultural significance in the St. Louis area.Take time to visit St. Louis' newest downtown sculpture garden at Gateway Mall. From there the tour will take you to visit two educational institutions: one at St. Louis Community College-Meramec and the other at St. Louis University. Enjoy lunch at a unique family-owned nursery and restaurant in a refurbished auto body shop. Next stop will take you to one of the premier "healing gardens" in the region and you will end your day with a walk through Henry Shaw's, founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Victorian walking park.
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Plants...They're What's For Dinner!
Edible Gardens Benefiting Individuals and Communities Tour
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $55, includes lunch
This tour will take you to five of the best, most established urban gardens and farms in the city of St. Louis. Edible gardening and urban gardening are two of the biggest trends in horticulture in recent years -- and an excellent way to grow community involvement. The APGA recently dedicated an entire issue of The Public Garden to edible gardening. From the Fritz Haeg's Edible Estates projects to the Guerilla Gardener and new "roof top victory gardens," edible urban gardens inspire fans from students to seniors, householders to hipsters, and everyone in between. And what could be greener than growing your own food? Talk about local! Horticulture has therapeutic benefits as well, and these are not to be underestimated in improving our communities.
This tour is highly recommended for conference attendees in the areas of education, sustainability, horticulture therapy, community gardening, development, and marketing.
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Half Day Tours
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Butterflies, Beetles, and Roaches: More Than Just Pretty Faces
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $45, includes lunch at the Butterfly House
Visit the Missouri Botanical Garden's Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, and learn more about critical plant and animal relationships occurring around us every day. Explore the Tropical Conservatory where more than 1,200 butterflies will surround you, followed by a stop at the native Butterfly Gardens surrounding the facility. The tour will end with a visit to the historic village and restored St. Louis Carousel with a chance to learn more about the Faust Brewing family estate. The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House is the only facility in the world dedicated entirely to insects and arachnids to achieve accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquaria (AZA).
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Green Me in St. Louis:
LEED and Local Leadership Grow High-Performance Buildings
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $45, includes lunch at the Schlafly Brewery
See how human environments are being built sustainably, adapting nature's principles to conserve energy and water, recycle historic building sites, and promote public awareness of all things green. Guided tours of Alberici Constructors' international corporate headquarters and 21 O'Fallon, the riverfront home of the William A. Kerr Foundation, showcase LEE Platinum features, the best of the U.S. green building movement. The Garden's own EarthWays Center, a rehabbed Victorian-era city home, demonstrates sustainable principles and practices in the context of everyday living. A stop for lunch at the Schlafly Taproom serves up local foods and St. Louis premier micro-brews.
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Hard-won Havens: Gorgeous Home Gardens Built in Difficult
Places or On Hardscrabble Ground
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $35, includes refreshments
In the northern reaches of St. Louis County are steep terrains and occasional sink-hole-laced properties. These are among the most difficult to work. And yet, three such gardens chosen for this tour not only have succeeded but they've also triumphed in their various styles and intents. And all were done by the homeowners themselves. Their stories are worth hearing, as you wander the gardens that they crafted from circumstances in the extreme
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Full Day Tours -- Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Landscapes, Large and Small: Some of St. Louis'
Best Private and Public Cultivated Spaces
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $60, includes lunch
This takes you on a mini-tour of St. Louis history, as seen through some of its most beautiful gardens and landscapes. From vintage, turn-of-the-century St. Louis home gardens closest to downtown (think of Judy Garland's home in "Meet Me in St. Louis"), to exquisite parks of that era, to newer suburban enclaves just west of town, you get a taste of home horticulture at its evolutionary best. And in the bargain, you'll see that most of these spaces are designed and cared for by the home owners themselves – people who take advantage of many of St. Louis' extraordinary horticulture resources while also putting sweat, heart and creativity into their home-gardening projects.
Download Confirmation
Urban Landscapes: Bringing Green to Our Concrete Jungles Tour
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $70, includes lunch
This tour is designed to showcase urban landscapes of horticultural significance in the St. Louis area.Take time to visit St. Louis' newest downtown sculpture garden at Gateway Mall. From there the tour will take you to visit two educational institutions: one at St. Louis Community College-Meramec and the other at St. Louis University. Enjoy lunch at a unique family-owned nursery and restaurant in a refurbished auto body shop. Next stop will take you to one of the premier "healing gardens" in the region and you will end your day with a walk through Henry Shaw's, founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Victorian walking park.
Download Confirmation
Plants...They're What's For Dinner!
Edible Gardens Benefiting Individuals and Communities Tour
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $55, includes lunch
This tour will take you to five of the best, most established urban gardens and farms in the city of St. Louis. Edible gardening and urban gardening are two of the biggest trends in horticulture in recent years -- and an excellent way to grow community involvement. The APGA recently dedicated an entire issue of The Public Garden to edible gardening. From the Fritz Haeg's Edible Estates projects to the Guerilla Gardener and new "roof top victory gardens," edible urban gardens inspire fans from students to seniors, householders to hipsters, and everyone in between. And what could be greener than growing your own food? Talk about local! Horticulture has therapeutic benefits as well, and these are not to be underestimated in improving our communities.
This tour is highly recommended for conference attendees in the areas of education, sustainability, horticulture therapy, community gardening, development, and marketing.
Download Confirmation
Half Day Tours
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Butterflies, Beetles, and Roaches: More Than Just Pretty Faces
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $45, includes lunch at the Butterfly House
Visit the Missouri Botanical Garden's Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, and learn more about critical plant and animal relationships occurring around us every day. Explore the Tropical Conservatory where more than 1,200 butterflies will surround you, followed by a stop at the native Butterfly Gardens surrounding the facility. The tour will end with a visit to the historic village and restored St. Louis Carousel with a chance to learn more about the Faust Brewing family estate. The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House is the only facility in the world dedicated entirely to insects and arachnids to achieve accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquaria (AZA).
Download Confirmation
Green Me in St. Louis:
LEED and Local Leadership Grow High-Performance Buildings
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $45, includes lunch at the Schlafly Brewery
See how human environments are being built sustainably, adapting nature's principles to conserve energy and water, recycle historic building sites, and promote public awareness of all things green. Guided tours of Alberici Constructors' international corporate headquarters and 21 O'Fallon, the riverfront home of the William A. Kerr Foundation, showcase LEE Platinum features, the best of the U.S. green building movement. The Garden's own EarthWays Center, a rehabbed Victorian-era city home, demonstrates sustainable principles and practices in the context of everyday living. A stop for lunch at the Schlafly Taproom serves up local foods and St. Louis premier micro-brews.
Download Confirmation
Hard-won Havens: Gorgeous Home Gardens Built in Difficult
Places or On Hardscrabble Ground
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Hyatt Regency
Fee: $35, includes refreshments
In the northern reaches of St. Louis County are steep terrains and occasional sink-hole-laced properties. These are among the most difficult to work. And yet, three such gardens chosen for this tour not only have succeeded but they've also triumphed in their various styles and intents. And all were done by the homeowners themselves. Their stories are worth hearing, as you wander the gardens that they crafted from circumstances in the extreme
Download Confirmation
