Tower Grove Park, the historic Victorian walking park that is the jewel of south St. Louis, will soon be even leafier, thanks to a recent $200K grant for restoration and enhancement of the urban forest from the Whitaker Foundation. That's in addition to a challenge issued by the foundation for an extra $150K, if the park can raise dollar-for-dollar matching funds within the next four years.

The park, in case you weren't paying attention in Botany 101, is home to 8,000 trees and "woody shrubs" (I think I dated him in college) of more than 300 varieties, including plenty planted by park benefactor Henry Shaw his own bad self.

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