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Buy flowers – support Forest Park!
Mark your calendars! Saturday, May 11, our friends at The Flora Conservancy of Forest Park are having a plant sale! Not only do you have the chance to grab some new plants for your yard and garden, but all the proceeds from the sale will benefit the Flora Conservancy, a not-for-profit volunteer organization that, in partnership ... read post
Grow a little greener: Bring your soil samples to Brightside St. Louis for testing!
Some good news! You can now bring your soil samples to Brightside St. Louis to have them tested. Quality soil is the key to a healthy lawn and garden and now we can help. The Horticulture Specialists at the MU Extension will examine your soil’s pH level and vital nutrients. In addition to scientific results, you will ... read post
Help St. Louis – support the Blooming Soon sale!
Announcing the Blooming Soon! bulb sale, sponsored by our friends at Wells Fargo Advisors. Proceeds will help support Brightside’s cleaning and greening initiatives that make St. Louis a better place to live, work, learn and visit. Click here to support our cause and make your gardens even more beautiful than they already are.
Sustainable gardening best practices
Is your garden being good to Mother Earth? In light of our recent involvement with the Sustainable Backyard Tour, we’ve decided to dig-up a few techniques to help ensure that your garden is as green as can be. Gain confidence in compost. Instead of throwing out those forgotten leftovers, feed Mother Earth! Not only are ... read post
Flowers Are Blooming at Brightside!
As spring turns into summer, we have noticed our summer and full sun blooming! We are so excited to share those with you. Gray-head Cone Flower The gray headed coneflower is a Missouri native plant which most often occurs in dry woods, prairies and along railroad tracks and roads. This flower grows best in average, medium ... read post
Rose Mallow in the Demonstration Garden
We are so excited to share that the first rose mallow has bloomed in the Demonstration Garden! This native hibiscus, hibiscus lasiocarpus, produces many large pink blooms in the heat of the summer. White with pink centers are also commonly found along the edge of ponds and streams. Rose mallow thrives in full sun and wet ... read post