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Wish you had the chance to go to summer camp as a kid and never had the chance? Join us for a ‘summer camp’ experience with the Missouri Botanical Gardens this summer in this once-per-week, three-week course. Rendezvous at Clayton Oasis, take a charter bus to the Missouri Botanical Gardens (weeks 1-2) and the Shaw Nature Reserve for week 3.
Week one: Meet our Missouri Native Plants. Field trip to Brightside, St. Louis, and Missouri Botanical Garden to see high-performance landscapes supporting pollinators and managing storm water. Learn how ecological landscapes differ from ornamental plantings, why this is important – and how you can contribute, whether you have a pot on your patio or acreage. Your guide: “Green Jean” Ponzi of the Garden’s EarthWays Center. Week 2: The Healing and Restorative Power of Plants. Field trip to Missouri Botanical Garden for a Journey to Wellness walk in Seiwa En, the exquisite Japanese Garden, with Therapeutic Horticulture specialist Jeanne Carbone. This experience will draw on energies of plants, water, stone, movement and Nature overall. Week 3: Plants, People, Nature: A Super-Powered Relationship. Field trip to Shaw Nature Reserve to explore the Whitmire Wildflower Garden, a national leader in showcasing ecological landscaping with native plants, and the benefits these relationships will grow. Your guides: Whitmire horticulture staff teamed with Green Jean.
