#ACreativeFieldStudy #NaturalGesture A commissioned artist in #TheLiteraryGarden, Dail Chambers is a visual artist and grower/land steward. Her visual art practice is a multimedia exploration in genealogy, women’s narratives and social environmental art.

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#FlowerGarden by Jodi Harvey on view #TheLiteraryGarden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social With a background in two-dimensional art and a love for reading, Jodi Harvey fell in love with book sculpting over ten years ago. Jodi works from her home and draws inspiration from the story of the books used.

#Storytime #TheLiteraryGarden Every second Wednesday through March 11, 2027, join Garden staff @mobotmuseum.bsky.social to read plant-ish books. July 8, Carolina Romero will read in both Spanish and English THE TINY SEED/LA SEMILLITA by Eric Carle. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/story-time-a...

Join us Thursday evening July 16 at 6pm in the Farr Auditorium @mobotgarden.bsky.social for a short literary talk & film screening with Dr. Noreen O’Connor, English professor and scholar of author von Arnim. Free with LIGHTFORM evening admission. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/evening-talk...

11:30 am – 4:30 pm Saturday, June 27th, at @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social Literary Learning Day 🌱 Gardens & Grief in Victorian Literature Garden Admission Free until Noon on Saturdays & Wednesdays to St. Louis City & County residents

Quince, cabbage, melon, & cucumber. Precisely arranged & painted in 1600 by Juan Sanchez Cotán, born OTD in 1560.

#TheLiteraryGarden Chinese ground orchid (Bletilla striata) is one of the best known terrestrial orchids in East Asia. It embodies Chinese horticultural ideals with its elegant flowers: refined, with subtle fragrance, and high moral elegance.

This Saturday! Join us @mobotmuseum.bsky.social and learn more about plants as symbols in Victorian literature and make your own mourning jewelry. Free with @mobotgarden.bsky.social admission (StL city & county residents get in free with proof of residency till noon on Saturdays!). 🌿📚💚

Butler's THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER is featured in #TheLiteraryGarden now on view @mobotmuseum.bsky.social. Plants play a role in this seminal work of #Afrofuturism.

#TheLiteraryGarden Okra is included in Leah Penniman's FARMING WHILE BLACK, featured in the exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social. It exemplifies how recent agricultural guides are addressing equity, food justice, & sustainable agriculture.

#MissouriWildflowerFlorilegium features the work of Jessica Palmer's paper collage series, comprising 100 pieces—each a different species found in Missouri. Pix here: Cardinal flower, Bloodroot, Purple Beardtongue, Fremont's Leather Flower, Tickseed Coreopsis On view now in #TheLiteraryGarden

#TheLiteraryGarden Thanks to everyone who joined us on May 16 for The Sound of Sense and Sensibility: Music from Jane Austen’s Time with Charles Metz and Samantha Arten. The recording is up now at the linktree in bio, or youtu.be/eIo9D7qVBbI?...

From the Pacific Ocean to the Great Lakes, we're celebrating one of America’s most iconic highways: Route 66! 🚗 During its 100-year anniversary, we invite you to learn more about the native flora of Route 66 on our Discover + Share blog: buff.ly/JXm9Ato #MOBOTGarden

"The earth laughs in flowers." — Ralph Waldo Emerson Enjoy the scenes of spring on your next visit to the Garden! The Garden is open daily from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

One of the garden designers featured in #TheLiteraryGarden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social who was a prolific author was Gertrude Jekyll (English, 1843-1932). She favored white flowering plants, one of which was the dramatic Yucca filamentosa, which you can see growing around @mobotgarden.bsky.social.

Next event: June 27, 2026 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social Literary Learning Day: Gardens & Grief in Victorian Literature @mobotgarden.bsky.social Join the Mourning Society of St. Louis and Creative Experience @ St. Louis Public Library to learn more: www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...

Thanks so much to WUSTL's COMMON READER for this lovely look at #TheLiteraryGarden @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social commonreader.wustl.edu/the-literary...

This Saturday! 🎹🎶🌿📚💚

'Sea Holly' by Sarah Jane Humphrey, contemporary UK natural science/botanical illustrator #WomensArt

First @mobotmuseum.bsky.social Performance Series, Saturday May 16! The Sound of Sense and Sensibility: Music from Jane Austen’s Time Performances: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Seating first come, first served. Free with @mobotgarden.bsky.social admission. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/sachs-museum...

Opening Friday May 8 @mobotmuseum.bsky.social!🌿📚The Literary Garden: The Cultivation of Plants & Gardens in Narratives (till March 31, 2027) explores how cultures represent plants through literary media by highlighting @mobotgarden.bsky.social collex. www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gard...

#HappyMayDay Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) symbolizes good luck and happiness. It has a striking fragrance that has been reproduced in several well-known perfumes as its aromatic compounds cannot be extracted from the flowers. Pix: Tom Incrocci

@mobotmuseum.bsky.social might be closed while we install the next exhibition but there are still plenty of lovely spots to enjoy around the building 🌿🏛 Thanks Claire for all the special elements 😍

April is #EarthMonth! 🌎 In our efforts to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, we invite you to learn with us this Earth Month as we explore the Garden’s sustainability resources, key tips & tricks to sustainable living, and more! 📸 Cassidy Moody #MOBOTGarden

9 am to 3 pm Friday-Saturday, April 3rd-4th @mobotgarden.bsky.social event 🌳 Missouri Arbor Day Tree Giveaway www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/missouri-arb... Garden Admission Free until Noon on Saturdays & Wednesdays to St Louis City & County residents, otherwise Garden Fee applies.

(🧵 1/2) Missouri celebrates Arbor Day on the first Friday in April! 🌳 As you prep your yard for planting, view the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening's recommendations for native trees to plant this year on our Discover + Share blog: buff.ly/Njb2Dos

Stay tuned! Next exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social opens on May 8, 2026 and readers will rejoice! 🌿📚 THE LITERARY GARDEN: THE CULTIVATION OF PLANTS & GARDENS IN NARRATIVES will explore the myriad ways that plants & gardens are represented through literary media. #TheLiteraryGarden

Hey, St. Louisans Last day to enjoy Smelling the Bouquet at @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social Admission Fee to MoBot applies

FOUR more days to sniff this exhibition!

Don't miss out! Time is winding down to visit the Smelling the Bouquet exhibition. 💐 📅 Open now–March 31, 2026 📍 mobotmuseum.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/wgtmR8d This exhibition is included in Garden admission. 📸 Mary Lou Olson, Claire Cohen #MOBOTGarden

Happy National Fragrance Day! Check out #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social thru March 31. If you can't visit in person, head to the linktree in bio to download the UNCOVERING THE FRAGRANT in the Sachs Museum Mural guide and exhibition catalogue to explore scents.

We're in the final days of the Smelling the Bouquet exhibition! 💐 📅 Open now–March 31, 2026 📍mobotmuseum.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/wgtmR8d Plan your visit to explore scents inspired by the diverse live and scientific collections at the Garden!

#SmellingTheBouquet Oud or agarwood (also called aloeswood) is a fragrant resinous wood created by chance when Aquilaria genus trees are wounded by a fungal infection (Phaeoacremonium parasitica) that infects the heartwood of the tree, and in response the tree produces a dark, fragrant resin.

#SmellingTheBouquet Copper alembic still, made in Turkey, is a 2-part vessel used to heat liquids and botanical compounds to separate the volatiles, essential oils, or distillate for use in making perfumes (steam distillation). Its name comes from the Arabic al-inbīq, meaning “cup” or “beaker.”

Perfume 101: Distillation #SmellingTheBouquet presents a scent lab in the lower level gallery @mobotmuseum.bsky.social where panels give information on the extraction methods used on plants for scent.

Let's hear it for perfumers! #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social was made possible through the talent, expertise, & artistry of Shawn Maher and Weston Adam who created and provided all the scents to sniff! Thanks to their thoughtfulness, dedication, & inspiration!

Happy #314Day, St. Louis! ⚜️ 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden #STLProud

Magnolias are blooming @mobotgarden.bsky.social! Visit now to see and sniff the blooms 👃💐

Magnolias are blooming @mobotgarden.bsky.social! Visit now to see and sniff the blooms 👃💐

Want to find your new favorite scent? Take a trip to the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum's Smelling the Bouquet exhibition! 📅 Open now–March 31, 2026 📍mobotmuseum.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/wgtmR8d The exhibition is included in Garden admission. 📸 Claire Cohen #MOBOTGarden

@mobotgarden.bsky.social bryologists in the news!

The Garden has been ✨nominated ✨for Best Botanical Garden, as part of @usatoday.com 10BEST’s Readers’ Choice Awards! The deadline to vote is Monday, March 9th at noon. Cast your vote in today here: buff.ly/RTKCtsz 📸 Cassidy Moody #MOBOTGarden

Discover top and trending #PlantSciences research in BioOne Complete featuring articles from Cryptogamie, Mycologie @mnhn.fr, Lindbergia, and Novon @mobotgarden.bsky.social. Free to read through March 31: bio-one.co/3NzW2jc #PlantScience #PlantBiology #botany #moss #fungi #flower #plants #scisky

One more month to visit #SmellingTheBouquet! Closes March 31, 2026.

What an exciting start to 2026! Today may be the final day of the Orchid Show, but we hold deep appreciation for the love, care, and support of the Garden's orchid collection shown by our visitors, volunteers, and staff.

Learn more about how #SmellingTheBouquet came together @mobotmuseum.bsky.social at the Olfactory Contractor blog post olfactorycontractor.com/stephen-and-...

#SmellingTheBouquet catalogue drop! Thanks to Stefanie Hermsdorf for the publication, to all the lenders, researchers, & olfactory contributors, perfumers Shawn Maher & Weston Adam, Virginia Harold for photography, & to donors Nancy Ridenour, and Nancy and Ken Kranzberg! Download at linktree in bio

Learn more about @mobotmuseum.bsky.social's #SmellingTheBouquet with the curator and @mobotgarden.bsky.social's Mónica Carlsen's scent research in Colombia 👃💐