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Make your thumb a little greener with native plants
Are hot St. Louis temperatures and sporadic, unreliable rainfall causing your garden to deplete? Maybe it’s time to rethink your plant choices. Once established in accordance with their preferred conditions, […]
Alderman Greg Carter, you will be missed.
Alderman Greg Carter, you will be missed. Early this morning, in a fatal car crash, the St. Louis community lost a great man, a champion for our city. Alderman Greg […]
Help St. Louis – support the Blooming Soon sale!
Announcing the Blooming Soon! bulb sale, sponsored by our friends at Wells Fargo Advisors. Proceeds will help support Brightside’s cleaning and greening initiatives that make St. Louis a better place to live, work, learn and visit. Click here to support our cause and make your gardens even more beautiful than they already are.
Neighbors Naturescaping Workshop – Planting, Maintenance and Sustainable Landscaping Techniques
Neighbors Naturescaping Workshop – Planting, Maintenance and Sustainable Landscaping Techniques Neighbors Naturescaping Workshop Planting, Maintenance and Sustainable Landscaping Techniques Saturday, July 14 9:00 – Noon Brightside’s Demonstration Garden Adjacent to […]
St. Louisans make St. Louis beautiful
St. Louisans make St. Louis beautiful Employees at Boeing have the chance to give back to the community by donating a portion of their paychecks to the Employees Community Fund, […]
Graffiti removal goes the distance
Graffiti removal goes the distance In just six short months, Brightside St. Louis clean-up crews have removed over 161,457 square feet of graffiti in St. Louis city. In need of […]
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 […]
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. […]