Events
Herb Classes
Pack Your Basket: A Herb Lover’s Picnic
The St. Louis herb Society invites you to join them to freshen up your picnic menus, because every day is a perfect day for a picnic! Learn how to make herb-infused drinks perfect to pack in your thermos or to serve over ice. Master how to pickle so your picnics pack a punch! You can anticipate new recipes for foods that will transport well in a basket and can be served at room temperature. The Herb Society will provide recommendations for what to plant in your kitchen garden, so your spring and summer picnics are packed with flavor. A true garden-to-blanket experience.
Tuesday, March 31, 2026, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
$45 Missouri Botanical Garden members; $56 nonmembers
This class will be held at The Kemper Center for Home Gardening classroom, Missouri Botanical Garden.
This class is now full. Further information about this class can be found on the Missouri Botanical Garden website at https://secure.missouribotanicalgarden.org/23243/23637
Herb Sale
Every year, in late April, The St. Louis Herb Society in collaboration with the Missouri Botanical Garden conducts an extensive sale of herbs.
The 2026 sale will take place on:
Thursday April 23, 5-7:30 pm (for members of the Missouri Botanical Garden only): and
Friday, April 24, 9 am until 5 pm or when the supply of available herbs had been exhausted (open to the pubic with free admission to the sale).
The 2026 sale will be located at the Missouri Botanical Garden in the west parking lot in front of the new Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center. The sales area will be protected by a large tent.
In 2026 more than 7,200 herbs and native pollinator plants including more than 150 varieties will be on sale. At each sale members of the Herb Society are on hand to answer questions and give advice on selecting, planting, growing, and using herbs.
Prior to the next sale we hope you will consider becoming a member of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Garden members can shop on Thursday during Member Event shopping hours. They have first crack at purchasing herbs and at a discounted price.
To obtain a list of plants that have been ordered for the 2026 sale please click on TSLHS 2026 Herb Sale Plant List
Plants available at each sale are subject to last minute changed due to availability from our growers.
St. Louis County Library
The St. Louis Herb Society frequently provides speakers for the Adult Programs of the St. Louis County Library.
Please visit this page later for a list of presentations in 2026.
There is no charge, but the St. Louis County Library does require that participants register.
Registration for these programs is available at https://www.slcl.org/events/
St. Louis Public Library – Central Library
In 2026, The St. Louis Herb Society will be making presentations for the St. Louis Public Library at the Central Library, 1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63103.
The presentations that are now scheduled are:
March 21, 2026, 1 p.m., “Get Up and Grow Herbs”
April 18, 2026, 1 p.m., “Pest Control with Herbs”
May 16, 2026, 1 p.m., “Cooking with Herbs”
There is no charge, but the St. Louis Public Library does require that participants register.
As registration and further information becomes available, the classes listed above will periodically be posted on the Library’s website at https://slpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events
