Get Involved
Southwest Garden is what its neighbors make it. There are many ways to pitch in, whether you have an hour a year or want to help lead. Here's how to get started.
Become a Member
Membership is open to all residents, property owners, and businesses in Southwest Garden. Annual dues:
Family: $20
Business: $25
Individual: $10
Senior: $6
Dues fund community improvements and events. Members get invitations to special events and voting rights at general meetings (two votes per family; one per individual or business). Join at any quarterly meeting, pay online via PayPal, or send dues by mail — email info@southwestgardenstl.org for the PayPal link or PO Box address.
Attend a Meeting
Our general membership meetings are open to everyone. Come share ideas, raise concerns, and meet your neighbors. We meet at 7:00 PM on the fourth Monday of January, April, July, and October at the St. Louis Activity Center, 5602 Arsenal Street — upcoming dates are on the News & Events page.
Questions, or ready to jump in?
Volunteer With Us
Beautification is our specialty. Volunteers keep the entrance signs, garden beds, and shared spaces looking their best, and every fourth Sunday we join the Neighborhood Foresters for a morning tree blitz — coffee and donuts at the St. Louis Activity Center, then pruning, mulching, and cleanup. Training, tools, and safety gear are provided. Favorite ways to help:
Garden-bed planting and upkeep
Monthly tree blitz (fourth Sundays)
Entrance-sign revitalization
Litter and limb cleanup
Before your first workday, please fill out the quick volunteer waiver, then email info@southwestgardenstl.org and we’ll get you plugged in.
More Ways to Pitch In
Join the neighborhood conversation on Nextdoor, connect through our LinkedIn group (email us for an invite), keep a porch light on, say hello on your block, grab stray litter on your walks, and support the local businesses that make Southwest Garden feel like home.
Questions, or ready to jump in?