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Do Good and Have Fun at Benton Park
Do Good and Have Fun at Benton Park Brightside is pleased to partner with Bud Light in an exciting volunteer opportunity to enhance and beautify Benton Park and the community garden across the street. This summer Bud Light has joined with community groups across the country to organize Bud Light Do Good. Have Fun. projects […]
Take a Virtual Tour of our Garden
Take a Virtual Tour of Our Garden Lace up your virtual walking shoes and take a stroll through our newly-upgraded Demonstration Garden webpages. Thanks to the creative team at Wired Impact, you can now visit online and learn about all of our Demo Garden’s environmentally-sustainable gardening and urban-conservation practices from the comfort of your own […]
Brightside’s Impact on Biodiversity
Brightside’s Impact on Biodiversity Brightside’s Demo Garden is home to over 60 different native perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees, each providing benefits to local wildlife.
Walking on Broken Glass
Walking on Broken Glass Brightside’s garden is sporting some new bling this summer. That’s right, the garden has a sparkly and colorful new accessory that is the envy of all nearby gardens. Drumroll please….it’s Filterpave, a permeable pavement pathway that winds through the garden and is made from recycled glass and crushed river rock.
Sustainable Backyard Tour
Sustainable Backyard Tour Don’t miss the 4th Annual Sustainable Backyard Tour on Sunday, June 22, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Take this self-guided tour of St. Louis city and county yards to meet your neighbors and see firsthand how they are transforming their yards into sustainable assets. You’ll see everything from recycled yard furniture […]
St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium
St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium Urban gardening is simply the process of growing plants in an urban environment. However, growing plants in urban areas can present certain challenges less common in more rural or even suburban settings. In urban cities, where the population is more concentrated, things like buildings, sidewalks, streets, stormwater runoff, overhead wires, […]
Dr. Gary Nabhan Lecture & Book Signing
Dr. Gary Nabhan Lecture & Book Signing DR. GARY NABHAN TO SPEAK AT THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN Internationally-Celebrated Nature Writer and Farming Activist Will Present from His Latest Book on Wednesday June 18 WHAT: Dr. Gary Nabhan lecture and “Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land” book signing WHEN: Wednesday, June 18 lecture at 2 […]
Ash Trees in Danger of Emerald Ash Borer Infestation
Ash Trees in Danger of Emerald Ash Borer Infestation The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been discovered in St. Charles County and is the first known EAB infestation in the St. Louis region. Now that the insect is in our area, homeowners, businesses and entire communities will need to weigh the costs versus the benefits […]