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Celebrating 40 Years with 40,000 Daffodils!
Celebrating 40 Years with 40,000 Daffodils! Thanks to our Brightside supporters and volunteers, over the past few weeks 40,000 Carlton daffodils were planted in public spaces around St. Louis city! […]
Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale is Here!
Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale is Here! **We have a few bulbs left! Call us at 314-772-4646 to order them while supplies last!** This year’s Blooming Soon! selection includes the classic […]
Brightside’s Been Busy!
Brightside’s Been Busy! Brightside has been busy with events on events! Our annual St. Louis Gardening Symposium was a hit last weekend. Presented as a hybrid virtual and in-person event, […]
Volunteers Bring the Demo Garden to Life
Volunteers Bring the Demo Garden to Life While Brightside’s programs have evolved over the years, our commitment to creating a cleaner, greener, more sustainable St. Louis has remained constant. In […]
Clean-ups to Daffodils
Clean-ups to Daffodils Since 1982, Brightside and volunteers have been working hard to clean up neighborhoods. Over time, we quickly learned that cleaning up wasn’t enough. We needed to do more […]
A Blast From the Past: Project Greenlot
A Blast From the Past: Project Greenlot In 1982, St. Louis had thousands of overgrown vacant lots filled with fallen buildings and dumped debris. To address this destabilizing environmental injustice, […]
Looking Back at Project Mainstreet
Looking Back at Project Mainstreet This popular and well-remembered program ran for more than 20 years. Project Mainstreet youths focused on cleaning up along major thoroughfares while learning important job […]
40 Years of Blitz Clean-ups!
40 Years of Blitz Clean-ups! In honor of Brightside’s 40th anniversary, we will be sharing special stories and photos since 1982 to help celebrate the hard work St. Louisans have […]