gardening story

A teenager had a passion for rare and heirloom seeds, and an Ozark business was born. Discover the farm and seed store you can visit, an upcoming tulip festival, two additional festivals for gardeners, and what makes these seeds special.

Talk about flower power! There was a floral fixation that occurred during the Victorian era. It prompted people in England to start collecting one particular plant in a fierce frenzy. This huge horticultural hysteria was even given its own special name.

There are stories in the March/April 2022 issue of Missouri Life magazine that celebrate gardening, and frankly, that makes me uneasy. I’m afraid my proximity to successful gardeners might somehow blight their efforts.