@mobotmuseum.bsky.social might be closed while we install the next exhibition but there are still plenty of lovely spots to enjoy around the building 🌿🏛
Thanks Claire for all the special elements 😍
Graphic reads Celebrating Earth Month
April is #EarthMonth! 🌎
In our efforts to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, we invite you to learn with us this Earth Month as we explore the Garden’s sustainability resources, key tips & tricks to sustainable living, and more!
📸 Cassidy Moody
#MOBOTGarden
9 am to 3 pm Friday-Saturday, April 3rd-4th @mobotgarden.bsky.social event
🌳 Missouri Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/missouri-arb...
Garden Admission Free until Noon on Saturdays & Wednesdays to St Louis City & County residents, otherwise Garden Fee applies.
Serviceberry
Eastern Redbud
(🧵 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
Stay tuned! Next exhibition @mobotmuseum.bsky.social 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
Thanks so much for sharing! 👃💐
Hey, St. Louisans
Last day to enjoy Smelling the Bouquet at @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social
Admission Fee to MoBot applies
FOUR more days to sniff this exhibition!
People smelling scent glasses
Signage and scent glasses
Antique scent vial
Scent glasses on table
Don't miss out! Time is winding down to visit the Smelling the Bouquet exhibition. 💐
📅 Open now–March 31, 2026
📍 mobotmuseum.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/wgtmR8d
This exhibition is included in Garden admission.
📸 Mary Lou Olson, Claire Cohen
#MOBOTGarden
Happy National Fragrance Day! Check out #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social 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.
Couple smelling scent glass
Scent glass
We're in the final days of the Smelling the Bouquet exhibition! 💐
📅 Open now–March 31, 2026
📍mobotmuseum.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/wgtmR8d
Plan your visit to explore scents inspired by the diverse live and scientific collections at the Garden!
#SmellingTheBouquet Oud is deeply tied to Islamic tradition, as its pleasant scent was tied to spirituality and devotion, and believed to elevate one's experience during the fasting month of Ramadan. In Arabian homes, oud is burned to welcome guests, symbolic of hospitality and respect. #EidMubarak
#SmellingTheBouquet Oud or agarwood (also called aloeswood) 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 and botanical compounds to separate the volatiles, essential oils, or distillate for use in making perfumes (steam distillation). Its name comes from the Arabic al-inbīq, meaning “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.
Let's hear it for perfumers! #SmellingTheBouquet @mobotmuseum.bsky.social @mobotgarden.bsky.social was made possible through the talent, expertise, & artistry of Shawn Maher and Weston Adam who created and provided all the scents to sniff! Thanks to their thoughtfulness, dedication, & inspiration!
Fleur-de-lis horticultural display
Happy #314Day, St. Louis! ⚜️
📸 Nathan Kwarta
#MOBOTGarden #STLProud
Oh very cool! I remember The Bombay Company, there were always such interesting items in those stores/catalogues. My pleasure!
This is stunning! 🤩 So glad you could enjoy your neighbor's!
And yes, you can eat them! I think you have to pick them very young and I found this article with some info www.theguardian.com/food/2022/au...
Make sure to stop by @mobotmuseum.bsky.social 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.bsky.social 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.bsky.social! Visit now to see and sniff the blooms 👃💐
Magnolias are blooming @mobotgarden.bsky.social! Visit now to see and sniff the blooms 👃💐
Scent glasses
Scent glasses
Want to find your new favorite scent? Take a trip to the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum's Smelling the Bouquet exhibition!
📅 Open now–March 31, 2026
📍mobotmuseum.bsky.social
🔗 buff.ly/wgtmR8d
The exhibition is included in Garden admission.
📸 Claire Cohen
#MOBOTGarden
@mobotgarden.bsky.social bryologists in the news!
Aerial view of Victorian District
Crabapple Alley
Aerial view of Drum Bridge
Aerial view of Climatron
The Garden has been ✨nominated ✨for Best Botanical Garden, as part of @usatoday.com 10BEST’s Readers’ Choice Awards!
The deadline to vote is Monday, March 9th at noon. Cast your vote in today here: buff.ly/RTKCtsz
📸 Cassidy Moody
#MOBOTGarden
Discover top and trending #PlantSciences research in BioOne Complete featuring articles from Cryptogamie, Mycologie @mnhn.fr, Lindbergia, and Novon @mobotgarden.bsky.social.
Free to read through March 31: bio-one.co/3NzW2jc
#PlantScience #PlantBiology #botany #moss #fungi #flower #plants #scisky
One more month to visit #SmellingTheBouquet! Closes March 31, 2026.
Visitors at the Orchid Show
Visitors and staff member at the Orchid Show
Photographer taking picture of orchid
What an exciting start to 2026! Today may be the final day of the Orchid Show, but we hold deep appreciation for the love, care, and support of the Garden's orchid collection shown by our visitors, volunteers, and staff.
Learn more about how #SmellingTheBouquet came together @mobotmuseum.bsky.social at the Olfactory Contractor blog post olfactorycontractor.com/stephen-and-...
