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Big Thanks to the Veiled Prophet Dads and Their Daughters
Big Thanks to the Veiled Prophet Dads and Their Daughters Thanks to the volunteers this weekend that helped out at Lake Louie. This weekend, the Veiled Prophet dads and their […]
Brightside St. Louis volunteers busy cleaning and greening downtown
Brightside St. Louis Volunteers Busy Cleaning and Greening Downtown It’s Friday. And as another week comes to a close, we’d like to take a break to “smell the roses” and […]
Thank you to Bausch & Lomb and their Global Day of Caring!
Thank you to Bausch & Lomb and their Global Day of Caring! Last week, a group of employees from Bausch & Lomb helped with our work around St. Louis City […]
Blooming today in the Demonstration Garden
Blooming Today in the Demonstration Garden Here are just a few of the plants that are blooming today in the Demonstration Garden! Hope your weekend is terrific! Visit GrowNative.org to […]
Skinker-DeBaliviere cleans and greens during Blitz
Skinker-DeBaliviere cleans and greens during Blitz Thanks to volunteer Becky Homan for the photos and the story. Brightside’s Blitz 2012 is nearly history. But for some in the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood, last […]
Fido fueled Wi-Fi?!
Fido fueled Wi-Fi?! One of the stranger but more more innovative ideas we’ve seen of late. Free Wi-Fi for public spaces fueled by the amount of dog poop that is […]
Missouri native plants bloom in this late-April peek inside our St. Louis Demonstration Garden
Missouri Native Plants Bloom in This Late-April Peek Inside Our St. Louis Demonstration Garden Spring has sprung in the nearly one-year-old Brightside St. Louis Demonstration Garden! A cool sunny April day […]
Blue Star shining bright for butterflies in the Demo Garden!
Blue Star shining bright for butterflies in the Demo Garden! Blue star (more formally known as Amsonia tabernaemontana) is now starting to bloom in the butterfly garden area of the […]