Free Botanical Gardens and Childrens Garden admission: Sunday

By frugalouis On July 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Not only can St. Louis city and county residents get free entrance to Missouri Botanical Gardens and Children’s Garden this Saturday before noon, but this week only, the Garden is free to all on Sunday! Celebrate Henry Shaw’s birthday with old-fashioned entertainment, as well as free Garden and Children’s Garden admission! Sunday, July 24, 10-3 [...]

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TREEmendous Exhibit at Missouri Botanical Gardens: through August 21

By frugalouis On May 6, 2011 · 2 Comments

There’s a treemendous event that is continuing through the summer at the Gardens: an Extreme Tree House exhibit. Local designers, architects, schools and studios have competed to make unique tree houses. Tree houses are displayed throughout the Botanical Garden grounds. Visitors may enjoy the tree houses from the ground. The Tree House exhibits are free [...]

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Botanical Gardens Childrens’ Garden Now Open!

By frugalouis On April 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I’m a little late to get this news out to you (I’m sorry!), but better late than never, right?! The Doris L. Schnuck Children’s Garden at the Missouri Botanical Gardens is now open for the season! Yay!! Plus, you can take your kids for FREE if you are a St. Louis city or county resident! [...]

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Botanical Gardens – Free Dinoquest!

By frugalouis On July 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Word just came from my husband (who is at the Botanical Gardens with the kids) that if you arrive before 10am on a Wednesday or Saturday, tickets to Dinoquest are free! Entrance to the Botanical Gardens is free to St. Louis city and country residents Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9-12, and the Children’s Garden is [...]

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So we went to Whitaker last night…

By frugalouis On July 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

For our date night last night my honey and I joined the throngs of people who decided not to worry about the weather and show up at the Whitaker music festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they’ve added additional parking about a block west of the Gardens. This [...]

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Free Music! Whitaker Music Festival at Botanical Gardens

By frugalouis On July 12, 2010 · 1 Comment

If you’re in the mood for some free music, summer in St. Louis is the place to be! The Whitaker Music Festival is going strong at the Missouri Botanical Gardens on Wednesday evenings. Admission to the Garden is free after 5pm on Wednesdays, with an added bonus of the Children’s Garden being free from 5-7pm! [...]

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