The front entrance of Missouri Botanical Garden, which sits in the Shaw neighborhood of St. Louis, Sept. 29, 2024.
The Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center is the entry of the garden which houses the member and visitor services. Guests can purchase memberships or visitor passes, Sept. 29, 2024. (Kate Anderson)
Garden guest browses Jacksons’ Day of Celebration itinerary in the visitor center, Sept. 29, 2024. (Kate Anderson)
Jackson addressing the crowd after St. Louis Mayor, Tishaura Jones, proclaims Sept. 29 as Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson Day in the City of St. Louis, 2024. (Kate Anderson)
Volunteers pass out cookies outside the back doors of the visitor center for guests while they listen to Jacksons’ speech, Sept. 29, 2024. (Kate Anderson)
Alan Murray and Ian Walsh perform Irish music for the guests in the visitor center, Sept. 29, 2024. (Kate Anderson)
StepUp Irish Dance performs traditional Irish dancing. Irish music and dancers perform to honor Jacksons’ heritage as he was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, Sept. 29, 2024. (Kate Anderson)
Volunteers pour samples of Violet Gin made by 1220 Spirits in collaboration with the Missouri Botanical Garden during Jacksons’ tenure, Sept. 29, 2024. (Kate Anderson)