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Grow a little greener: Get your soil tested before planting!
Quality soil is the key to a healthy lawn and garden and now we can help. The Horticulture Specialists at the MU Extension will examine your soil’s pH level and vital nutrients. In addition to scientific results, you will also receive problem-solving advice tailored to your soil’s specific needs. Just gather two cups of soil samples from […]
One Day. One Community. Give May 3rd.
Give STL Day is coming Tuesday, May 3rd! Powered by the St. Louis Community Foundation, last year $2.1 million was donated to 790 local nonprofits in just one day. Help us make Give STL Day 2016 a success by following these three simple steps: Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 3 and bookmark this giving […]
Giving Thanks For Giving
Sometimes when we see litter blowing across the street or a building tagged with graffiti, it’s easy to get disheartened and forget how beautiful St. Louis really is. Before you give up hope, take a moment to reflect on the good that is happening and let’s remind ourselves about the ways in which St. Louis […]
A Morning of Gardening Workshops
Join us Saturday, June 6, 2015 for the 2nd Annual St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium located at Brightside St. Louis’ Demonstration Garden at 4646 Shenandoah Avenue. The symposium will feature a series of 40-minute workshops led by experts in their respective fields to help gardeners learn how to plan, plant and care for a neighborhood or […]
Taproot Speaker Series
Join Forest ReLeaf of Missouri at the next Taproot Speaker Series at the Schlafly Bottleworks Crown Room on August 12th from 7:00-9:00pm. Learn about trees, your landscapes and get advice from local tree experts. The cost is $10 and 2.0 ISA CEUs are available. “Are you interested in learning more about the native oak trees that live […]
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, 2014 has brought great things to Brightside and we are excited to see what the rest of the year has in store. Check out our 2014 Summer Newsletter to get […]
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 home. Although, we think you’ll also want […]
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, underground utilities and other urban […]
