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Butterfly House

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EarthWays Center

Current Releases

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Current Releases by Date

08/25/08   Seventeenth Annual Best of Missouri Market
 
08/18/08   Learn to "Green" Your Home and Lifestyle at Giant Street Festival
 
08/12/08   Enjoy a Mighty Monarch Fiesta at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House
 
08/11/08   Youth and Family Programs Explore the Wonder of Nature at the Missouri Botanical Garden
   For Details:  Education for Kids and Families
 
08/08/08   Color Your Home Garden with Irises from the Missouri Botanical Garden's Displays
   For Details:  Iris Society
 
08/08/08   Missouri Botanical Garden Café Named State's First Certified Green Restaurant
   For Details:  Sassafras
 
08/01/08   Grow a Great Tomato, Win a Lot of Cabbage!
 
08/01/08   Japanese Festival Returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden Labor Day Weekend
   For Details:  Downloadable Images and Schedule
 
07/29/08   New Classes on Sustainability, Worldwide Exploration Highlight Garden's Fall-Winter Lineup
   For Details:  Register for Classes
 
07/10/08   Gardening Enthusiasts Sought to Become Master Gardeners
   For Details:  Master Gardener Application
 
07/08/08   Outdoor Volunteer Opportunities at the Litzsinger Road Ecology Center
   For Details:  Volunteer Application
 
07/02/08   Missouri Botanical Garden's Plastic Pot Recycling Program Wins National Award
 
06/27/08   Dr. Brent Elliott Receives Greensfelder Medal from the Missouri Botanical Garden
 
06/24/08   Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden Brings the Far East to the Midwest
   For Details:  Downloadable Images
 
06/23/08   Garden Hosts Largest Cacti and Succulent Event in the Midwest
   For Details:  HSCS Workshops
 
06/20/08   Revealing Double Lecture Explores the Shroud of Turin
 
06/13/08   Happy Birthday, Mr. Shaw! Free Garden Admission for All on July 24th
 
06/11/08   Free Garden Admission on Fourth of July
 
06/04/08   Garden Announces New Vice President of Human Resource Management
 
05/14/08   Young Friends Wine Tasting at the Butterfly House
   For Details:  Young Friends
 
05/08/08   Summer at the Missouri Botanical Garden
 
05/05/08   Botanical Garden Dedicates New Victorian District
 
05/02/08   Free Whitaker Music Festival Concerts Begin June 4
   For Details:  Whitaker Music Festival
 
05/01/08   It's That Time Again: Get Growing St. Louis!
   For Details:  Best Homegrown Tomato Challenge
 
04/28/08   "Parasite Lost": Botanist Discovers Unusual Plant Missing Since 1985
 
04/16/08   Garden Perks for Illinoisans in May: 2-for-1 Week, Party at Eckert's
 
04/11/08   Children's Excitement Soars to the St. Louis Treetops this Summer with "Exploring Trees Inside and Out" at the Missouri Botanical Garden
 
04/07/08   From the Greenhouse to Your House: Two Big Plant Sales in May
   For Details:  Greenhouse Plant Sale plant list
 
04/07/08   STLCC, Missouri Botanical Garden Partner to Offer Scholarship Program in Horticulture
 
04/04/08   Midwest Living's "Seasons of the Heartland" Photos at the Garden
 
04/01/08   Fossils in Amber Reveal a "Web of Life" From the Dinosaur Era
 
03/31/08   'Niki' Opens at the Missouri Botanical Garden Apr. 27
   For Details:  Niki
 
03/21/08   Shanghai Acrobats Return to Chinese Culture Days
   For Details:  Download high-res images
 
03/17/08   Earth Day Events at the Botanical Garden, Butterfly House and EarthWays Center
 
03/10/08   Melting Glaciers Threaten Medicinal Plants in the Himalayas
 
03/05/08   Got Herbs? Shop "Herb Days" at the Botanical Garden, Apr. 16-19
 
03/03/08   Plastic Pot Recycling Expanded at the Missouri Botanical Garden
 
02/29/08   Peter Raven Elected to National Geographic Board of Trustees
   For Details:  Download high-res images
 
02/26/08   Scientists to Explore Life's Mysteries Through Encyclopedic 'Macroscope'
 
02/25/08   Blaze a Trail to the Children's Garden for Family Adventure
 
02/21/08   Free Saplings for Arbor Day at the Botanical Garden
 
02/20/08   Three High Horticultural Honors for the Missouri Botanical Garden
 
02/13/08   Sounds of Summer at the Garden's Whitaker Music Festival
   For Details:  Download high-res images
 
02/05/08   Kids, Become A Nature Explorer or Scientist This Summer at the Missouri Botanical Garden
 
01/29/08   Classes From the Botanical Garden Appeal to Plant-Related Hobbies
 
01/25/08   Spring at the Missouri Botanical Garden
   For Details:  Download high-res images
 
01/24/08   Peter Raven Wins BBVA Foundation Award for Conservation Biology
 
01/23/08   Teens, Volunteer Now to Teach Kids at the Garden this Summer
 
01/07/08   Missouri Botanical Garden Presents 'Niki' in 2008
   For Details:  Niki
 
01/02/08   Botanical Garden Elects Four New Trustees
 
12/10/07   Garden Announces New William Brown Center Director
 
11/20/07   Crop Science Society Honors Botanical Garden's Peter Raven
 
11/01/07   Missouri Botanical Garden's Recycling Program Saves Over 100,000 Pounds of Waste from Landfills
 
10/22/07   Dr. Peter Raven Receives Verrill Medal from Peabody Museum
 

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Located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard, the Missouri Botanical Garden is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Christmas Day). The Garden remains open each Wednesday until 8 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Admission is $8, and free for children 12 and younger. Admission for St. Louis City and County residents is $4 adults and $2 seniors (65+). Some special events may require an additional charge. St. Louis City and County residents are admitted free on Wednesday and Saturday until noon (exception: major special events). Free parking on site and at the Shaw-Vandeventer intersection two blocks west. For recorded information, call the GardenLine at 314-577-9400 (or 1-800-642-8842 toll free).