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March Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
March Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed! What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for March. Opportunities are updated as […]
Volunteers Needed! Sow Blitz Blooms!
Volunteers Needed! Sow Blitz Blooms! Every year, well over a hundred thousand flower seedlings are planted around the city in public spaces. This is thanks to neighborhood groups doing Blitz […]
Grow a little greener: Get your soil tested before planting!
Grow a Little Greener: Get Your Soil Tested Before Planting! Quality soil is the key to a healthy lawn and garden and now we can help. The Horticulture Specialists at the […]
“Green Dogs” St. Patrick’s Day Clean Up in Dogtown
“Green Dogs” St. Patrick’s Day Clean Up in Dogtown **EVENT CANCELLED** Volunteers Needed! Purpose: Although the city cleans up Dogtown after the celebration, hundreds of bottles and cans still run […]
February Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed!
February Blitz Events – Volunteers Needed! What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for February. Opportunities are updated as […]
2020 Sustainable Garden and Kitchen Seminar
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 […]
Louie?
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 […]
Looking Back, Looking Forward
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 […]