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Demonstration Garden
Mary Lou Green talks Brightside St. Louis on KPLR Conservation Connection
Mary Lou Green talks Brightside St. Louis on KPLR Conservation Connection Our very own Mary Lou Green talks with John Fuller on this week’s Conservation Connection. They talk everything from graffiti eradication to downtown St. Louis greening projects. Nice job Mary Lou! Take a minute and watch the video here. We think you’ll enjoy!
Brick dedication and more – this past weekend’s activities in the Demonstration Garden
Brick Dedication and More – This Past Weekend’s Activities in the Demonstration Garden It was a busy weekend in the Demonstration Garden at Brightside St. Louis. We had a brick dedication and so much more. Here’s a quick recap! Demonstration Garden transforms corner After years in the planning, Brightside’s ”Lot of Potential” has transformed the […]
Brightside St. Louis coming to the pages of the Missouri Conservationist
Brightside St. Louis coming to the pages of the Missouri Conservationist We’re excited to announce that Brightside St. Louis will be making an appearance in an upcoming issue of the Missouri Conservationist. If you’re not familiar with the Conservationist – click here and get a free subscription. We promise – you won’t be disappointed! Thanks […]
Blooming today in the Demonstration Garden
Blooming Today in the Demonstration Garden Here are just a few of the plants that are blooming today in the Demonstration Garden! Hope your weekend is terrific! Visit GrowNative.org to learn more about any that strike your fancy. Purple Beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea) Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)
Missouri native plants bloom in this late-April peek inside our St. Louis Demonstration Garden
Missouri Native Plants Bloom in This Late-April Peek Inside Our St. Louis Demonstration Garden Spring has sprung in the nearly one-year-old Brightside St. Louis Demonstration Garden! A cool sunny April day last week brought out volunteers to help weed the space, as they do each week. The sun also helped open yellow blooms of lanceleaf coreopsis […]
Blue Star shining bright for butterflies in the Demo Garden!
Blue Star shining bright for butterflies in the Demo Garden! Blue star (more formally known as Amsonia tabernaemontana) is now starting to bloom in the butterfly garden area of the Brightside Demonstration Garden. Its attractive, star-like flowers are a great source of nectar for butterflies. This link from the Missouri Botanical Garden will help you learn more about […]
Yellowwood tree benefitting from Cornell University Structural Soil
Yellowwood tree benefitting from Cornell University Structural Soil The Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) tree growing in our Demonstration Garden has the benefit of Cornell University Structural Soil. Researched and developed in the 90s by Cornell University’s Urban Horticultural Institute, structural soil is a mixture of gap-graded gravels and clay loam that work together to provide a very […]
Thanks to Wash U APO pledges!
Thanks to Wash U APO pledges! The Brightside St. Louis Demonstration Garden is looking great, thanks to the pledges from Washington University’s co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. View pictures of Wash U’s fantastic group of young people working hard to make their city a little bit brighter here. (And fan our Facebook page while you’re […]