The native gardens and habitats around Lakeside Nature Center are a vital part of our mission to conserve native Missouri plants. They also provide food, safety and habitat for pollinators, birds and mammals. Enjoy these unique areas year-round, from dawn to dusk.
For information on what plants are in these gardens, go to What’s Growing. For information and resources on creating your own native garden, go to Plant Native.
Native Gardens
1. North Sun Garden
2. Debby’s Garden
3. Sun Garden
4. Rain Garden
5. Shade Garden
6. Pollinator Garden
7. Pond
Native Gardens
Rain Garden
North Sun Garden
What’s Growing
Shade Gardens
These plants receive sun only in the early morning and rainfall doesn’t reach every portion of the bed.
Pollinator Garden
The pollinator garden is devoted to plants that attract butterflies, moths, birds, bats and especially bees, which feed on the flower’s nectar.
Pollinators affect 35 percent of the world’s crop production, increasing outputs of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide, as well as many plant-derived medicines. At least one-third of the world’s agricultural crops depend upon pollination provided by insects and other animals.