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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Riggs, Nancy |
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| Author Affiliation: | Freelance writer |
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| Title: | "Shaw's Garden" still an oasis in St. Louis: Century-old botanical showplace |
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| Section: | Missouri
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| Source: | Turf: Central. Vol. 5, No. 6 [7], July 1994, p. 10-11, 13-14, 16. |
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| Publishing Information: | St. Johnsbury, VT: NEF Publishing Co. |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ornamental gardens; Facility profile; Low maintenance landscape; Equipment; Festuca arundinacea; Traffic; Fertilization; Mowing; Flowers; Turf as an educational resource
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| Facility Names: | Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri, which was founded by Henry Shaw in 1868. "The 79-acre garden features a wide array of native and exotic plants and trees...There are not only magnificent ornamental and practical plants, but also excellent examples of attractive turf designed with a low-maintenance approach." Also describes all of the gardens and facilities included in the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the maintenance practices specific to the garden. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, b/w |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Riggs, N. 1994. "Shaw's Garden" still an oasis in St. Louis: Century-old botanical showplace. Turf: Centr. 5(6 [7]):p. 10-11, 13-14, 16. |
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