Learn more about how you can participate in the upcoming OIB raffle: Celebrating Ten Years. If you missed the raffle, your donation is still very much needed and appreciated.

Pictures of the 10th anniversary sculpture are now on the gardens page.

The Garden Series Workshops for 2010 were a great success! Handouts are available on the garden series page.

OIB calendar

Mission

In April of 2000, a group of Olivette residents interested in gardening and in their community came together to form Olivette in Bloom (OIB). The group's mission is to promote the natural beauty and harmony in the community of Olivette by designing, planting, and maintaining garden sites in selected public grounds.

Organizational Structure

Olivette in Bloom is a non-profit (501c3) organization. We are registered in the State of Missouri. Our Bylaws delineate the responsibilities of officers and three standing committees: Garden Design, Maintenance / Volunteers, and Development / Public Relations.

We design the gardens, raise the money for plant material through individual donations, buy and install the plants, and maintain the sites during the year.

"How can one help shivering with delight when one's hot fingers close around the stem of a live flower, cool from the shade and stiff with newborn vigor!"
— Colette