Events & Classes

Learn from Dean Gunderson, our Chief Programs Officer, about the soil to use, lighting needs and what types of fruits and vegetables do best in containers. Adults. Registration required. Participants will receive Zoom information via email immediately after registering. A recording of this virtual program will be posted to the St. Louis County Library YouTube channel within three business days.

Are you interested in learning how to build a raised bed for your garden, but don’t know where to start? Join us for a hands-on workshop where you will learn all the basics you need to know to build your own raised garden bed! Our staff will help guide you through the step-by-step process of constructing a functional raised bed. There are two ways you can participate in this class.

1. You can attend for free and leave with the knowledge and confidence to build your own raised bed at home.
2. You can pay for materials and leave with a 4’x4’ ($45) or 4’x8’ ($60) raised garden bed that you install in your yard. All tools and materials will be provided during the class. No prior experience is needed! We hope to see you there!

If you build a bed to take home, you will need to be able to transport it, as there are no delivery options. As this is a workshop, make sure to dress for the weather and in things you are comfortable getting dirty.

This class will be located outside behind the Seed St. Louis Carriage House at 3815 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Dean Gunderson, our Chief Programs Officer, will cover how to incorporate easy, delicious and beautiful edible plants into your yard or garden. This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library.

Class Location: Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Rd., Ellisville, MO 63011

Our Summer School Gardeners Meet-Up, A Midsummer Night's Drink, will be a garden party celebration to thank all of the garden leaders, educators, and adults who support youth gardening in the region. We hope to use this time to collect feedback from attendees to help guide our school and youth garden programs going forward. Dress for a casual evening in the garden with cocktails, mocktails, appetizers, garden games, and garden giveaways. You are welcome to bring your own potluck item if you wish. This is a free event open to anyone who gardens with youth, but you must RSVP.

Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: Bell Community Garden, 3841 Bell Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108

Saving your own seeds is a great way to save money, preserve genetic diversity, adapt a crop to your local environment, and even develop your own varieties. Dean Gunderson, Chief Programs Officer here at Seed St. Louis, will cover the easiest crops to save seeds, the basics of saving seeds, and the basics of selecting your own varieties. Registration required. A recording of this virtual program will be posted to St. Louis County Library YouTube channel within three business days. This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library.

Our Fall Seedling Sale will have variety trial winners and old favorites! Fall seedlings are sold as 4-packs for $3.50 each. A planting guide for all of the plants being sold will be available for you to take home. We will also have seed packets, including cover crops, and Seed St. Louis Gettin' Dirty t-shirts.

Location: Seed St. Louis Carriage House, 3815 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Whether using the garden as a living laboratory, an outdoor workshop, or a place to study food systems and nutrition, the garden is the ultimate teaching tool to facilitate hands-on, integrated learning! This class will model how you can effortlessly integrate the garden into your curriculum, no matter the subject. Attendees will leave with ideas for connecting the curriculum to the garden. In addition, a variety of outdoor classroom management tips and tricks will be shared so that you can bring your students outside with confidence.

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Bell Community Garden (In their pavilion), 3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Low-maintenance, high-yielding plants like herbs are ideal for all levels of gardeners. They are also great options for both in-ground planting and containers. In this class, we'll go over common and easy herbs to grow in St. Louis, try different types and recipes, and plant our own basil seeds to take home.

This class will be located at the Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Discover fast-maturing, heat-tolerant and storage-friendly vegetable varieties while learning succession planting techniques for a longer, steadier harvest.
This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library and will be held on three dates in June at different library branches.
1. Wednesday, June 4, 2:00 p.m.: Parkview Branch, 8400 Delport Dr., St. Louis, MO 63114
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening-0
2. Friday, June 6, 3:00 p.m., Lewis & Clark Branch, 9909 Lewis & Clark Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63136
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening
3. Monday, June 23, 2:00 p.m., Cliff Cave Branch, 5430 Telegraph Rd., St. Louis, MO 63129
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-seasons-gardening

Bike the streets of South St. Louis on a carefully curated, garden-studded bike tour on Saturday, June 21st for the third annual Tour de Plants: Southwest Edition! Young Friends of Seed St. Louis will guide your journey through several unique Seed St. Louis community gardens in Dogtown, Northampton, and other Southwest neighborhoods. Riders will learn from garden leaders about their stunning urban green spaces and vibrant neighborhoods.

No rider will be left behind on this 10-12 mile ride. The tour begins at South City YMCA at 8:30 am. Please arrive by 8:30 am for bike check and safety briefing. The ride will depart at 9:00 am. Snacks and refreshments will be provided at the end!

Bring your bike, helmets, lights, reflectors, visibility vests, and water! We look forward to riding and frolicking with you soon! 🚲🌻

Dean Gunderson, our Chief Programs Officer, will cover how to incorporate easy, delicious and beautiful edible plants into your yard or garden. This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library and will be held on one date in June and one date in July at different library branches.

June 16: Grant's View Branch, 9700 Musick Rd., St. Louis, MO 63123
July 18: Daniel Boone Branch, 300 Clarkson Rd., Ellisville, MO 63011

This class has been rescheduled because of rain! The new date is June 10 at 6:00 pm. Are you looking to build or grow your garden? Then come and learn from our team who designs and builds gardens some of the vital points to a successful garden design. You will learn about garden layout, bed design, size, orientation, and spacing as well as things like watering, compost bins, trellising, etc. We will tell some best practices with design and also go over common pitfalls people fall into when designing their space.

This class will be located at the Bell Community Garden (3841 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Discover fast-maturing, heat-tolerant and storage-friendly vegetable varieties while learning succession planting techniques for a longer, steadier harvest.
This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library and will be held on three dates in June at different library branches.
1. Wednesday, June 4, 2:00 p.m.: Parkview Branch, 8400 Delport Dr., St. Louis, MO 63114
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening-0
2. Friday, June 6, 3:00 p.m., Lewis & Clark Branch, 9909 Lewis & Clark Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63136
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening
3. Monday, June 23, 2:00 p.m., Cliff Cave Branch, 5430 Telegraph Rd., St. Louis, MO 63129
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-seasons-gardening

The right tool can make your life a lot easier. The problem is that there are so many garden tools and so many names for those tools, how do you know what tool to get and what tools actually work. In this class we will go over all of the non-motorized basic tools you need for a successful garden as well as our favorite garden tools that maybe you haven't heard of. We will go over what all these tools are called, how to use them, and how to take care of them. You will also be able to see and try the tool out if you want so you can choose the right tool for you.

This class will be located at the Bell Community Garden (3871 Bell Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108) in their pavilion. There is free street parking all along Bell Avenue.

Discover fast-maturing, heat-tolerant and storage-friendly vegetable varieties while learning succession planting techniques for a longer, steadier harvest.
This class is in partnership with the St. Louis County Library and will be held on three dates in June at different library branches.
1. Wednesday, June 4, 2:00 p.m.: Parkview Branch, 8400 Delport Dr., St. Louis, MO 63114
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening-0
2. Friday, June 6, 3:00 p.m., Lewis & Clark Branch, 9909 Lewis & Clark Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63136
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-season-gardening
3. Monday, June 23, 2:00 p.m., Cliff Cave Branch, 5430 Telegraph Rd., St. Louis, MO 63129
Sign up: https://www.slcl.org/events/four-seasons-gardening