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Looking Back, Looking Forward
For 35 years now, the Gardens at Lake Louie have welcomed millions of people into downtown St. Louis with its colorful flower displays. The little lake with the fountain along I-64 eastbound at the Chestnut/20th Street has been a show piece for many years. Exciting changes are coming soon to that highway corridor thanks to the #MLS4THELOU and […]
Demonstration Garden Work Days – Volunteers Needed!
Help Brightside keep the Demonstration Garden in top shape! Join us Thursday mornings beginning March 5 from 9am – 11am or Every second Saturday morning beginning April 11 from 9am – Noon Activities include pulling weeds, planting flowers, spreading mulch, etc. Please dress appropriately for the weather and consider bringing a refillable water bottle, hat, […]
2020 Sustainable Garden and Kitchen Seminar
“A topic and expert for every interest” Join MU Extension specialists and experts from around the region for a day packed with 16 different class options, lunch sourced from local farmers, and a keynote address from Author/Farmer/Artist Crystal Stevens on “Reducing the carbon footprint of your home and garden.” From making compost and compost tea, […]
Louie?
Most visitors to downtown never knew the little lake with the fountain on “Highway 40” had a name. But Brightside volunteers and supporters did. They know it as Lake Louie. While some might think it is in honor of our city’s namesake, King Louis IX of France, they would be mistaken. (Although, it’s a good […]
Helping St. Louis Thrive and Grow in 2019
Brightside would not be able to do what we do without generous support from friends like you over the past 37 years! Here’s what we accomplished in 2019: 26 neighborhood gardens were established or enhanced with Missouri natives — 2,212 perennials, 449 grasses and sedges, 192 shrubs and 23 trees, plus 4,400 daffodils and tulips to […]
2019 #GivingTuesday Success!
Wow! A big thanks to each and every one of our Brightside friends! We can’t do what we do without your support. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to exceed our 2019 #GivingTuesday goal! A special thanks to the generosity of John Sweet and the William A. Kerr Foundation for matching all gifts that […]