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Contributor to Gateway Gardener
Shaw Nature Reserve
Member Garden Writers Association
Perennial Plant Association
Hort Co-Op of St. Louis
St. Louis Green

 

Where is Cindy Published?

Gateway Gardener
Native Plant Columnist

Articles from the Gateway Gardener Magazine are reprinted here: http://shawnature.org/
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Additional writing can be seen at http://shawnature.org/
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"Foliage as an Important Dimension for Your Sunny Garden" pp 68-73 Perennials - Towards Continuous Bloom - New Voices in American Garden Writing edited by Ann Lovejoy 1991 Capability's Books ISBN 0-913643-06-8

"Spring Tips for Your Water Garden" pp 33-34 - Spring 2002 issue of a short lived magazine called "St. Louis Gardener"


Cindy's photos appear with credits in the following books:
The Perennial Encyclopedia by Jon Kilmer Crescent Books 1989ISBN 0-517-67339-8

Mints - A Family of Herbs and Ornamentals by Barbara Perry Lawton Timber Press 2002 ISBN 0-88192-524-1


 

Welcome...

Cindy works toward establishing a relationship with the garden and the gardener in an effort to customize each design in a way that works for both. Whether it is residential or commercial property, she combines design with sustainable solutions to create dynamic landscapes.

 

Upcoming Events:

2010 class schedule

For more information and to register for classes, go to the corresponding website for each class offered:

February 10 8:30 am-3:30 pm Native Plant School—Low Maintenance Landscape Design (Shaw Nature Reserve)

February 11 and 12 1-4 pm Native Plant School—Planning and Designing Native Landscapes (Shaw Nature Reserve)

February 24 7-9 pm Master Naturalists—Propagation of Native Plants (St. Louis Community College—Wildwood)

February 25 1-4 pm Master Gardeners—Integrating Native Plants in the Landscape (Missouri Botanical Garden)

February 28 10 am-noon A Gardener's First Steps BLITZ (Missouri Botanical Garden)

March 4 2-3 pm; 7-8 pm Native Plants for Midwest Gardens (Sappington Gardens)

March 13 9 to 11 a.m. Shade Perennials (Missouri Botanical Garden)

April 8 1-4 pm Native Plant School—Installation and Maintenance of Native Landscapes

April 14 10-11 am Rain Gardens (Ladue Garden Club; members only)

April 15 7 to 9 pm Sustainable Gardening Basics (Missouri Botanical Garden)

April 22 7 to 9 pm Sustainable Gardening Basics (Missouri Botanical Garden)

April 23 7:30-9 am Rain Gardens (Missouri State Federated Garden Clubs convention in St. Louis, MO)

April 29 7 to 9 pm Sustainable Gardening Basics (Missouri Botanical Garden)

May 1 Saturday, 9 to 11 a.m. Welcome Home Garden (Missouri Botanical Garden)

May 5 7-9 pm Master Naturalists—Native Plants—Right Plant, Right Place (St. Louis Community College— Wildwood)

May 7 (members evening) and May 8 all day (open to the public) Spring Wildflower Sale at Shaw Nature Reserve
 

May 10 9am-noon Tour of the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at Shaw Nature Reserve (Wildwood Garden Club; members only)

May 12 Gardening in Containers (Wednesday Club; members only)

May 12 6-8 pm Rain Gardens (Sugar Creek Gardens)

May 13 and 14 1-4 pm Native Plant School—Landscaping Ponds and Lakes (Shaw Nature Reserve)

May 19 Garden Center tours (Wednesday Club; members only)

May 25 10 am Rain Gardens (Jefferson County Master Gardeners)

May 26 Growing Herb Container Gardens (Wednesday Club; members only)

June 2 Low Maintenance Garden Concepts and Lawn Alternatives (Wednesday Club; members only)

June 10 and 11 Native Plant School—Rain Gardens (Shaw Nature Reserve)

September 10 5-9 pm Native Plant Sale and Open Garden Event
at the Whitmire Wildflower Garden—Shaw Nature Reserve

 

Click here to go to Cindy's Schedule Archive Page

 

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