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A Morning of Gardening Workshops
A Morning of Gardening Workshops Join us Saturday, June 6, 2015 for the 2nd Annual St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium located at Brightside St. Louis’ Demonstration Garden at 4646 Shenandoah Avenue. The symposium will feature a series of 40-minute workshops led by experts in their respective fields to help gardeners learn how to plan, plant and […]
Rainwater Harvesting Case Study – USGBC
Rainwater Harvesting Case Study – USGBC Mary Institute and Country Day School (MICDS) captures rainwater in a 10,000 gallon storage tank, where it is held before being utilized in plumbing fixtures throughout the school. This session will begin with an overview of the system and associated resource savings, followed by a discussion of the day-to-day […]
May 2015 Brightside Events & Volunteer Opportunities
May 2015 Brightside Events & Volunteer Opportunities What’s Brightside up to this month? Check out this list of events and projects we’re looking forward to for May.
DIY Self-Watering Containers Workshop – Perennial
DIY Self-Watering Containers Workshop – Perennial Never forget to water your plants again! Beat the summer heat and install self-watering systems to keep your garden happy this growing season. Kathleen, Community Educator at Gateway Greening, will discuss various DIY watering systems for gardens, such as drip hose irrigation, self-watering containers, and more. Jenny Murphy, Director […]
Neighbors Naturescaping Kick-Off Meeting
Neighbors Naturescaping Kick-Off Meeting Join us on Wednesday, May 20th at 5:30 p.m.to learn how your neighborhood group can apply for a Neighbors Naturescaping project to beautify public spaces in your community. Neighbors Naturescaping is a program offered by Brightside to help neighborhood groups enhance their community by planting native gardens in public spaces. Eligible […]
Brightside’s Flowers for Downtown
Brightside’s Flowers for Downtown Show your St. Louis pride and be part of this year’s efforts to make downtown St. Louis a more beautiful, vibrant and inviting destination! Gather your friends, family, co-workers or community group and join us on Saturday, May 16th to help plant flowers at City Hall, in the Tucker Boulevard street […]
Shaw Wildflower Market
Shaw Wildflower Market Shaw Nature Reserve and several nurseries from throughout the area will offer hundreds of varieties of Missouri native annual and perennial wildflowers, ferns, trees and shrubs to use in home landscaping and to attract wildlife. Plants will be for sale from Shaw Nature Reserve, Wild Ones, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Forest Keeling Nursery, Pan’s […]