Join Brightside St. Louis, Saturday, May 31st, 2025 for the St. Louis Urban Gardening Symposium located at Brightside St. Louis’ Demonstration Garden at 4646 Shenandoah Avenue.
The symposium will feature Dr. Ed Spevak as the keynote speaker. Dr. Spevak is the Curator of Invertebrates at the Saint Louis Zoo and Director of Saint Louis Zoo’s WildCare Institute Center for Native Pollinator Conservation (CNPC). He will share his expertise in native plants and pollinators.
The event will also showcase local experts with experience and knowledge of installing and caring for native plants and creating garden designs beneficial to pollinators and beautiful for your neighborhood. You’ll enjoy the variety of organizations represented- from MSD Project Clear to St. Louis Master Gardeners!
Following the initial showcase, concurrent workshops led by experts in their respective fields will help gardeners learn how to plan, plant and care for a neighborhood or home garden. There will be opportunities to “Ask the Experts” between sessions and to purchase native plants after the workshops!
For more information, registration and cost details, workshop line-up and event flyer click link below.
Environmental Echo 