The Missouri Botanical Garden is decking its halls for the holidays! Unique creations by some of the area’s finest floral designers will be on display through Wed., Dec. 28 for the annual Holiday Wreath Auction. All 13 wreaths will be sold by silent auction bidding at the end of the exhibition, proceeds benefitting the Garden. The display is included with Garden admission. Visit www.mobot.org to learn more.
This year’s wreath designers include Blooming Buckets of Webster Groves; Botanicals Design Studio of south St. Louis; Bowood Farms of the Central West End; Carriage House Florals and Diane Breckenridge Interiors of Frontenac; Dierbergs Florist and Gifts; Fleurish of Ladue; Focus on Design Schnuck Markets; Ladue Florist of Ladue; Mary Tuttle’s Florals and Gifts of Chesterfield; the St. Louis Herb Society; Twigs and Moss of Richmond Heights; Todd Ware of Clayton; and Wildflowers of south St. Louis.
View the holiday creations in the upper level of the Ridgway Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.
The Holiday Wreath Auction is included with Missouri Botanical Garden admission of $8 for adults and free for children ages 12 and under. St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted admission of $4 and free admission on most Wed. and Sat. mornings until noon. Missouri Botanical Garden members are free.
The Garden is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, closing early at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. The Garden is closed on Christmas Day. For visitor information, visit www.mobot.org or call (314) 577-5100 (toll-free, 1-800-642-8842).