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Looking Back and Planning Ahead
Looking Back and Planning Ahead So far, 2014 has been a great year at Brightside St. Louis. From hosting our first Urban Gardening Symposium to revamping the beloved Blitz program, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2014 Neighbors Naturescaping Program Kick-Off
2014 Neighbors Naturescaping Program Kick-Off Join us on Wednesday, June 4th at 5:30 p.m. to kick-off the 2014 Neighbors Naturescaping season! Learn how the Neighbors Naturescaping program can help your […]
Brightside Helping You Help the Monarchs
Brightside Helping You Help the Monarchs As you can probably gauge from the giant Monarch sculpture at the entrance to our Demonstration Garden, we love butterflies, especially Monarchs. Their spectacular […]
Spring Cleaning and Greening at Lake Louie
Spring Cleaning and Greening at Lake Louie The weather has finally warmed up and that means it’s time to get dirty in the garden so we can enjoy the fruits […]
Flora Conservancy of Forest Park Plant Sale
Flora Conservancy of Forest Park Plant Sale Our friends at the Flora Conservancy are having a plant sale on Saturday, May 10th. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the […]