Transformative Projects Taking Shape Across the Park

Tower Grove Park has been alive with activity as we work to enhance the spaces our community loves most. The Common Ground Campaign has already brought to life projects and improvements that were once only ideas in the 2017 Master Plan. We are pleased to share that both the Pavilion Restoration and Facility Core projects are well underway.

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Jenelle Nelson
🌳Tree of the Month for January 2026

Howdy, park-goers—it’s time for the January Tree of the Month!

This month, we’re highlighting Ilex opaca, commonly known as American holly or Christmas holly.

American holly brings a welcome pop of vibrant green to the park during the dormant winter months. This upright, pyramidal evergreen is native to the eastern and central United States, where it naturally grows in moist woodlands, forested bottomlands, swamp edges, and even coastal dunes. Its broad native range stretches from Massachusetts west to Ohio, south through West Virginia and southeastern Missouri, and into parts of Texas and Florida.

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Jenelle Nelson
🌳Tree of the Month for December 2025

It’s time for the December Tree of the Month! For December, we’re highlighting one of my favorite evergreens: Abies concolor, commonly known as white fir.

Abies concolor is a needled evergreen native to the mountain slopes of the western United States and Mexico, including portions of the Cascades and Sierras from Oregon to southern California, as well as the Rockies from southern Idaho to Arizona and New Mexico. In its native habitat—typically at elevations of 3,000–9,000 feet—white fir can reach impressive heights of 80–130 feet. In midwestern and urban landscapes, it generally matures at 40–70 feet tall with a 20–30 foot canopy spread.

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Jenelle Nelson