Washington County
In Bloom Flower Festival
& Antique Expo
May 09, 2026
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Vendor Booths
- Food Trucks
- Seed & Flower Swap
- Educational Workshops
- Give-A-Ways
- Free Kids Activities
SCHEDULE
Ann Earley and Bob Siemer have been active in local nature organizations, including St. Louis Wild Ones and Missouri Native Plant Society, for the last twenty years. They also volunteer in various capacities as Missouri Master Naturalists, with Missouri Prairie Foundation/Grow Native and the Missouri Bluebird Society, and at Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri Botanical Garden and The Butterfly House. Their work over the years has earned them volunteer recognition and awards from Missouri Prairie Foundation, Missouri Bluebird Society, and Missouri Native Plant Society.
Ann Earley and Bob Siemer have been active in local nature organizations, including St. Louis Wild Ones and Missouri Native Plant Society, for the last twenty years. They also volunteer in various capacities as Missouri Master Naturalists, with Missouri Prairie Foundation/Grow Native and the Missouri Bluebird Society, and at Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri Botanical Garden and The Butterfly House. Their work over the years has earned them volunteer recognition and awards from Missouri Prairie Foundation, Missouri Bluebird Society, and Missouri Native Plant Society.
Wild Ones is a national organization which promotes the use of native plants in home gardening and landscaping. Native plants help protect and restore biodiversity, improve air and water quality and provide wildlife with quality food and shelter. More information is available at wildones.org. Until recently, the St. Louis Chapter of Wild Ones was the largest in the country; more information about the chapter is available at stlwildones.org.
Steffie Littlefield was a landscape designer and container planting designer for Garden Heights Nursery, St Louis, MO for 20 years.
She has degrees from St. Louis Community College at Meramec and Southeast Missouri State and is a member of Gateway Professional Horticultural Association, Missouri Botanical Garden Members Board and past president of the Horticulture Co-op of Metropolitan St. Louis. She is part-owner of Edg-Clif Winery: Potosi, MO. and teaches a class on viticulture at SLCC-Meramec.
I am a native of the St Louis area and a retired Registered Nurse. I am
retired from Barnes-Jewish Hospital (20 yrs) and the U.S Air Force (30 yrs).
When I retired in 2010, my next step was going to be, ‘People, Plants or
Pets’. I chose plants and haven’t looked back! I started volunteering at the
Missouri Botanical Garden in 2011 and work in the Climatron and the Rose
Gardens. I was a Plant Doctor for the Garden for 7 years and also became a
Docent, giving tours throughout the Garden. I also work many of the special
events at the garden, my favorites being the Best of Missouri Market and the
Japanese Festival. I completed the Master Gardener course at the Missouri
Botanical Garden in 2016 along with becoming an Advanced Master
Gardener. I am a member of The St Louis Herb Society and the Wild Ones, a
native plant organization. My yard is certified Platinum by the Audubon
Society. I also volunteer at Forest ReLeaf, a state funded program that grows
trees for local communities.
My husband and I live in Webster Groves and have three children between us.
We have 4 grandchildren and 2 great grand-children! Life is awesome!
Debby Bust is an amateur cook who apart from her ‘day job’ coordinated the annual Homegrown Farm Tour Field Dinner for more than 12 years. The Field Dinner showcases locally grown products; wine, cheese, meats and produce and has given Debby quite a repertoire of herb and vegetable recipes.
More Details Coming Soon!
Rain-out location is Washington County Fairgrounds, Exhibition Hall
10386 MO Highway 185
Potosi MO 63664
