Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden

Stay tuned! Next exhibition @mobotmuseum opens on May 8, 2026 and readers will rejoice! 🌿📚 THE LITERARY GARDEN: THE CULTIVATION OF PLANTS & GARDENS IN NARRATIVES will explore the myriad ways that plants & gardens are represented through literary media. #TheLiteraryGarden

In partnership with @SLCL and @LeftBankBooks, we welcome book lovers to join this intriguing discussion with biologist & author @DGHaskell! 📖 📅 Tuesday, April 7 from 7–9 p.m. 📍 St. Louis County Library - Clark Family Branch | 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. 🔗 slcl.org/events/david-g…

(🧵 1/2) Missouri celebrates Arbor Day on the first Friday in April! 🌳 As you prep your yard for planting, view the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening's recommendations for native trees to plant this year on our Discover + Share blog: buff.ly/Njb2Dos

New blooms are BLOSSOMING around the Garden! 🌷 View this week's #BloomReport to help plan your next Garden visit. 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

This year's guest speaker at Flourish features renowned American ceramicist, photographer, and gardener Frances Palmer! 🌷 ⭐ Flourish 📅 Wednesday, April 15th from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. 📍 Bayer Event Center 🔗 mobot.org/flourish 📸 Frances Palmer, Jane Beiles #MOBOTGarden

Ever wonder what the Garden's global teams are up to? 🤔 Currently in Indonesia, the Garden is working with local communities to help save threatened forests in one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth. Learn more here: discoverandshare.org/2026/03/12/tom… #MOBOTGarden

FOUR more days to sniff this exhibition!

Don't miss out! Time is winding down to visit the Smelling the Bouquet exhibition. 💐 📅 Open now–March 31, 2026 📍 @MobotMuseum 🔗 buff.ly/wgtmR8d This exhibition is included in Garden admission. 📸 Mary Lou Olson, Claire Cohen #MOBOTGarden

Happy National Fragrance Day! Check out #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum @mobotgarden thru March 31. If you can't visit in person, head to the linktree in bio to download the UNCOVERING THE FRAGRANT in the Sachs Museum Mural guide and exhibition catalogue to explore scents.

We're in the final days of the Smelling the Bouquetexhibition! 💐 📅 Open now–March 31, 2026 📍 @MobotMuseum 🔗 buff.ly/wgtmR8d Plan your visit to explore scents inspired by the diverse live and scientific collections at the Garden!

Get ready for Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO! ✨ ⭐ Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO 📅 April 11–September 26 🔗 buff.ly/S3odr5a Imagery from Dimensions, an original artwork owned and commissioned by Sensorio. Imagery from Desert Botanical Garden.

#SmellingTheBouquet Oud is deeply tied to Islamic tradition, as its pleasant scent was tied to spirituality, and believed to elevate one's experience during the month of Ramadan. In Arabian homes, oud is burned to welcome guests, symbolic of hospitality and respect. #EidMubarak

#SmellingTheBouquet Oud or agarwood is a fragrant resinous wood created by chance when Aquilaria genus trees are wounded by a fungal infection (Phaeoacremonium parasitica) that infects the heartwood of the tree, and in response the tree produces a dark, fragrant resin.

#SmellingTheBouquet Copper alembic still, made in Turkey, is a 2-part vessel used to heat liquids & botanical compounds to separate volatiles, essential oils, or distillate for use in making perfumes (steam distillation). Its name comes from the Arabic al-inbīq, (cup or beaker).

Perfume 101: Distillation #SmellingTheBouquet presents a scent lab in the lower level gallery @mobotmuseum.bsky.social where panels give information on the extraction methods used on plants for scent. Visit through March 31!

We're celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth! Get to know some of the women in education all throughout March. 🌱 Learn more about their careers, ambitions, and more in this week's edition: buff.ly/BMsBYAB #MOBOTGarden

Let's hear it for perfumers! #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum @mobotgarden was made possible through the talent, expertise, and artistry of Shawn Maher and Weston Adam who created and provided all the scents to sniff! Thanks to their thoughtfulness, dedication, and inspiration!

Happy #314Day, St. Louis! ⚜️ 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden #STLProud

The seasonal return of tram tours, Tower Grove House, and the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden begins on March 28th! The Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden will be open daily from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Learn more: buff.ly/MMnVZtI 📸 Nathan Kwarta #MOBOTGarden

@mobotgarden Make sure to stop by @mobotmuseum to check out #SmellingTheBouquet before it closes March 31 and check out the magnolia specimen on view, as well as the fragrant guide to the Museum's botanical mural highlighting magnolia. Don't miss the scratch-n-sniff magnolia sticker 😉

Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana), native species to the eastern USA; @mobotgarden Herbarium Always appreciated for their scent, magnolias (esp. Magnolia x alba) began being used in perfumery in the 1990s. Flowers and leaves can be steam-distilled to obtain essential oils.

Magnolias are blooming @mobotgarden! Visit now to see and sniff the blooms 👃💐