May 31, 2023
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Weather FRIDAY Partly Cloudy 92/69 The “Landscapes of Summertime Past” home and garden tour hosted by Historic Saint Louis takes place on June 10 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Historic Saint Louis hosts a home and garden tour across the St. Louis region that highlights historical landmarks and gardening practices By Wendy Todd As summer approaches, warm weather activities begin. Historic Saint Louis, a collective of historic sites that promotes understanding and appreciation of history and culture across the St. Louis region, is having its fifth annual “Landscapes of Summertime Past” home and garden tour. “We are focusing on the gardens, but another aspect is bringing the outdoors inside, sometimes by art,” said Sally H. Cakouros,
communications assistant at Historic Saint Louis. A subtitle for the event is “All Gardening is Landscape Painting.” There are 20 sites on the six-hour tour for visitors to choose from. When planning the event, visitors should keep in mind the distance between sites as the tour spans areas from Collinsville, Illinois to St. Genevieve, Missouri. Regarding the garden portion of the tour, visitors will be able to see plants that may
not be as common today, particularly in the herb gardens. Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions about the different varieties of greenery and foliage. There will also be activities such as live music at some sites. For instance, the Sappington House will feature artists who will be doing drawings outside and fiddlers. The Hawken House will feature dramatizations by actors portraying historical figures and have wine tastings. See ‘DIGGING’ page 2
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