Southwest Garden Townhome for Sale

In the Missouri Botanical Gardens, lily pads float on a placid pond in front of a domed conservatory, colorful glass sculptures by famed artist Dale Chihuly rival the blooming flowers and visitors take meditative walks across the Zig Zag bridge. The Botanical Gardens, which also connect to Tower Grove Park, are located about 5 miles outside Downtown St. Louis in a neighborhood known as Southwest Garden. Here, streets are lined with historic brick townhomes, bungalows and condominium communities. Restaurants, bars and drug stores are a walk — or a bike ride — away for most residents, and some family businesses like Urzi’s Italian Market have been in operation for nearly a century. Neighbors stop to chat while shopping for imported parmesan or waiting at the deli counter, and game nights are spent nursing a Guinness at O’Connell’s Pub. Driving along Shaw Boulevard, it’s hard not to spot Gringo Jones Imports and its sculpture-packed front yard. Simply put, Southwest Garden is an eclectic mix of rare flower species from around the world, cozy family pasta joints and brick buildings with storied pasts. In Southwest Garden, homes date back to the late 19th and first half of the 20th