Gardens & Gardening at Shaw Nature Reserve

Wildflower Sale at Shaw Nature Reserve

  • Wildflower Sale
  • Horticulture Consultations
  • Weed and Plant ID
  • Meet other Native Plant Gardeners

Wildflower sales occur in the spring and fall at Shaw Nature Reserve.  A wide selection of Missouri native plants including trees and ferns are available.

  

Wildflower Sale

Whitmire Wildflower Garden

The Whitmire Wildflower Garden is a place for year-round walking and for appreciating and learning about nature and natural landscaping. 

Garden paths take you through five plant community areas (woodland, wetland, glade, savanna and prairie) and a home gardening area which includes a native perennial garden, rock garden, prairie garden, water garden, woodland garden and rain garden. Over 800 Missouri native plant species are on display.

The Whitmire Wildflower Garden

Native Plant School

Native Plant School is a year-round series of mostly outdoor learning sessions in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at Shaw Nature Reserve. They will cover various aspects of native home landscaping.

Please bring your questions, comments, photos, drawings, plant specimens, etc. for these three-hour discussion sessions. Scott Woodbury and guest experts will lead the discussions, hands-on tours and demonstrations. Participation from the audience is encouraged.

Native Plant School