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“Green Dogs” St. Patrick’s Day Clean Up in Dogtown
“Green Dogs” St. Patrick’s Day Clean Up in Dogtown **EVENT CANCELLED** Volunteers Needed! Purpose: Although the city cleans up Dogtown after the celebration, hundreds of bottles and cans still run into the sewer during the festivities. The Green Dogs are there to prevent those party fouls! Last year, they diverted about 1,000 cans and bottles […]
Get Your Native Garden Ready for Winter – Fall Maintenance
Get Your Native Garden Ready for Winter – Fall Maintenance Now is the perfect time to do fall native garden maintenance. This is also an ideal time to add to your existing garden or plant new trees, shrubs, and perennials before the ground freezes while also adding some decoration to it with the use of […]
2019 River Des Peres Trash Bash
2019 River Des Peres Trash Bash The Annual River Des Peres Trash Bash is coming up soon and volunteers are needed! All are welcome, no experience required! Individual volunteers, civic groups and youth organizations are encouraged to attend. Please dress appropriately for working outside and current weather conditions. Be prepared to get wet and muddy. […]
How Did We Make St. Louis Thrive and Grow in 2018?
How Did We Make St. Louis Thrive and Grow in 2018? From Blitz neighborhood clean-ups and graffiti removal to planting native plants and flowers and providing recycling bins, Brightside thanks you for your support! Together, in 2018 alone, we have: Enhanced green spaces with 130,000 annuals and 40,000 native perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees along […]
It’s Not Too Late!
It’s Not Too Late! Call Brightside at (314) 772-4646 to see what flowers we have left for sale! Now is the perfect time for planting. Rave reviews brought back the “Brightside Red” Hybrid Darwin tulip! We are also bringing back an old fan favorite — Daydream Hybrid Darwin Tulips. These vibrant tulips are a must-have among your spring […]
St. Louis Earth Day’s Recycling Extravaganza!
St. Louis Earth Day’s Recycling Extravaganza! The Recycling Extravaganza is the preeminent recycling collection event in the St. Louis region bringing nearly 20 different collectors of hard-to-recycle materials to one site for public convenience and appropriate disposal. Here is your one-stop shop to responsibly recycle electronics, carpeting, school supplies, mardi gras beads, clothing and much more. […]
Don’t Wait, Water Now!
Don’t Wait, Water Now! One of the warmest years on record in Missouri in addition to an extremely mild fall, leaves our plants at risk during this winter drought. Don’t wait, water your plants now while we have warm days upon us. Click the press release shown below from the Missouri Green Industry Alliance to […]
Neighbors Naturescaping Success!
29 Projects for 2017 Through Brightside’s Neighbors Naturescaping Program, 29 neighborhood and community groups are helping green and beautify our St. Louis communities by planting: 3,500 Daffodils and tulips 2.552 Perennials 345 Grasses and sedges 142 Shrubs 27 Trees Community gardens bring neighbors together creating beautiful and enjoyable spaces. Visit the Brightside Facebook page for […]