Kinder Place Gardens, an AHS Display Garden, is located just 15 minutes east of the St. Louis Arch and the Mississippi River. Daylilies, perennials, shade, woodland and waterside plants are displayed in 26 garden venues on three acres carved out of Civil War Captain Jacob Kinder's homestead.

A red barn built in the 1860’s is the focal point of the property. The garden is bordered by a lake to the south, woods to the west, horse farm and stables to the north, and the brick Italianate home built by Jacob Kinder to the east.

Dan and Jo Ann White have been antique collectors and dealers for over 30 years and have used many garden antiques, benches, bird baths, statues, iron gates and fence sections to accent their garden.

Their love for birds has resulted in the creation of bird houses made from old barn boards. A number of birdhouse villages are scattered throughout their gardens.

Primary daylily interest is in tetraploid spider, narrow and unusual forms; however, all daylily forms are appreciated and on display. Over 600 cultivars along with 15,000 – 20,000 daylily seedlings are grown in the hybridizing and display venues.

As backyard hybridizers since 2004, Dan's first introduction in 2006 was "YARD SALE QUEEN" named for Jo Ann and her love for going to and conducting yard sales. Each Saturday in July, as cultivaras and daylily seedlings are being sold by Dan, Jo Ann conducts a barn room sale in the restored 1860's barn. Last summer over 1,500 people toured the gardens, visited the barn room sale and selected daylilies for their garden.

Dan and Jo Ann have been AHS members for over ten years, also members of the Greater St Louis Daylily Society. Dan served on the board, was President for three years, and in 2010 served as chairperson for the Region 11 Summer Meeting. Kinder Place Gardens was a Region 2 tour garden in 2003 and a Region 11 tour garden in 2010.

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