Easter Lily Show Brightens Jewel Box
The annual Easter Lily Show is open at the Jewel
Box in Forest Park.
“We have more than 1,000 beautiful lilies that bloom just in time
for the annual Easter show,” said Anabeth Weil, head of the Flora
Conservancy. "The display will make you think it’s spring."
The permanent floral displays are supplemented with lilies from
the city's greenhouses that are grown and planted by the Flora
Conservancy of Forest Park. The Lily Show will run from now until
the Mother’s Day Hydrangea Show opens in May.
The Jewel Box is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
It is open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Sundays. Admission is $1. It is always free from 9 a.m. to
noon on Mondays and Tuesdays.
The Jewel Box, located at Wells and McKinley drives in Forest
Park, was built by the City of St. Louis in 1936 and is operated
by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry. It is listed
on the National Historic Register.
The Jewel Box has special flower shows at Christmas, early spring,
Easter, Mother's Day, a summer show and the chrysanthemum show
in the fall. It has tropical trees, foliage plants, flowers, water
feature and fountain year-round.
For information about weddings, receptions or events at the Jewel
Box, call the Parks Dept. at 289-5344. The Jewel Box phone is
531-0080.
