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Demonstration Garden
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]