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Sustainable gardening best practices
Sustainable gardening best practices Is your garden being good to Mother Earth? In light of our recent involvement with the Sustainable Backyard Tour, we’ve decided to dig-up a few techniques to help ensure that your garden is as green as can be. Gain confidence in compost. Instead of throwing out those forgotten leftovers, feed Mother […]
Summer lawn care in St. Louis
Summer lawn care in St. Louis This week is set to break records for high temperatures that spell disaster for your luscious lawn. In addition to these record highs, St. Louis is experiencing a moderate drought meaning your grass is getting toasted. It’s important that you take adequate care of your lawn to keep it […]
Flowers Are Blooming at Brightside!
Flowers Are Blooming at Brightside! As spring turns into summer, we have noticed our summer and full sun blooming! We are so excited to share those with you. Gray-head Cone Flower The gray headed coneflower is a Missouri native plant which most often occurs in dry woods, prairies and along railroad tracks and roads. This flower […]
Brightside is ready for the Sustainable Backyard Tour
Brightside is ready for the Sustainable Backyard Tour This Sunday, June 24th, The Sustainable Backyard Tour takes place all over St. Louis from 11 AM to 4 PM. Here at the Brightside St. Louis Demonstration Garden we’ve been pruning and watering in preparation for the event; stop by and check out our garden. In addition […]
Porous concrete hard at work in St. Louis
Porous Concrete Hard at Work in St. Louis Porous Concrete. Seems like two words that probably shouldn’t go together (unless you like bad concrete). Not anymore, however! This nifty little substance is a great example of how environmental awareness can walk hand in hand with pragmatic efficiency. The beauty of porous concrete is just that […]
Rose Mallow in the Demonstration Garden
Rose Mallow in the Demonstration Garden We are so excited to share that the first rose mallow has bloomed in the Demonstration Garden! This native hibiscus, hibiscus lasiocarpus, produces many large pink blooms in the heat of the summer. White with pink centers are also commonly found along the edge of ponds and streams. Rose mallow […]
Mary Lou Green talks Brightside St. Louis on KPLR Conservation Connection
Mary Lou Green talks Brightside St. Louis on KPLR Conservation Connection Our very own Mary Lou Green talks with John Fuller on this week’s Conservation Connection. They talk everything from graffiti eradication to downtown St. Louis greening projects. Nice job Mary Lou! Take a minute and watch the video here. We think you’ll enjoy!
Brick dedication and more – this past weekend’s activities in the Demonstration Garden
Brick Dedication and More – This Past Weekend’s Activities in the Demonstration Garden It was a busy weekend in the Demonstration Garden at Brightside St. Louis. We had a brick dedication and so much more. Here’s a quick recap! Demonstration Garden transforms corner After years in the planning, Brightside’s ”Lot of Potential” has transformed the […]