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Neighbors Naturescaping
Neighbors Naturescaping 2020
While we may have had to do things a little differently this year, Brightside’s small grant program, Neighbors Naturescaping was a success! Neighborhoods across the region will benefit from 16 different Neighbors Naturescaping gardens built or enhanced from the program this year. We want to give special thanks to the neighborhood leaders and residents who […]
EXTRA EXTRA! Read All About it!
Check out what Brightside has been up to over the past year and see this year’s selection of Brightside Bulbs for sale! This means Brightside’s Blooming Soon! Bulb Sale has begun! Order yours and some for your friends and family today!
Neighbors Naturescaping 2020 Edition
During these challenging times, we all need hope for a brighter future. Brightside can help! Beautiful flowers and trees can make a difference for you and your neighbors. Brightside invites city neighborhood organizations, non-profits and institutions to work together to beautify a public space with Missouri native plants. For the past 25 years, Brightside has […]
St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium
*This event has been postponed until 2021* Join us Saturday, May 30, 2020 for this year’s St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium located at Brightside St. Louis’ Demonstration Garden at 4646 Shenandoah Avenue. The symposium will feature a special presentation by Doug Tallamy, a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. […]
Neighbors Naturescaping Kick-off Meeting
Join us on Saturday, May 30 from 9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m. right on Facebook Live to learn how your neighborhood group can apply for a Neighbors Naturescaping project to beautify public spaces in your community. The beginning of the meeting will cover an overview of the Neighbors Naturescaping Application process, requirements and judging […]
Neighbors Naturescaping Technical Assistance Workshop
If you need guidance with your Neighbors Naturescaping garden, selecting the right plant for the right place or have other questions, come to the Neighbors Naturescaping Technical Assistance Workshop! When: Thursday, July 11th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Where: The Brightside Office (4646 Shenandoah Ave 63110) RSVP: Online or by emailing elysia@brightsidestl.org This workshop […]
How Did We Make St. Louis Thrive and Grow in 2018?
From Blitz neighborhood clean-ups and graffiti removal to planting native plants and flowers and providing recycling bins, Brightside thanks you for your support! Together, in 2018 alone, we have: Enhanced green spaces with 130,000 annuals and 40,000 native perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees along with daffodils and tulips Worked to restore habitat on 30 acres […]
2018 Neighbors Naturescaping Success!
Coming to a neighborhood garden near you! With 21 Neighbors Naturescaping projects this year (15 of them in new locations or from new groups), that’s a lot of plants that made their way to their new homes in October! In fact: 2,177 perennials 1,500 daffodils and tulips 424 grasses 105 shrubs 12 trees That’s over $20,000 directly invested […]