Garden Planting Dates

Planting crew at Parkway West - Montour Run Road, 2010

Our spring 2011 community flower garden planting dates are listed below. All events begin at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted. If you or your family is interested in helping to plant in your neighborhood, please contact Lynn McGuire-Olzak, Volunteer Coordinator at (412) 586-2324 or by email at lolzak@paconserve.org.

A Google map to locate our gardens throughout the region can be found here.

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Pittsburgh

Allegheny County

Western Pennsylvania Region (outside Allegheny County)

 updated May 27, 2011

City of Pittsburgh

Banksville
Fort Pitt Tunnel - Rt 376 Parkway West – June 4

Beechview
810 Rockland Ave - Beechwood Elementary – Complete

Wenzell Ave & Broadway Ave – Complete

Beltzhoover
Liberty Tunnel & Rt 51 – June 1

Bloomfield
Penn Ave & Friendship Ave – Complete

Carrick
2350 Brownsville Rd-Concord School – Complete

Downtown

Grant St @ First Ave - Complete

Liberty Ave & Commonwealth Pl-The Point – Complete

Esplen

Stanhope St & Chartiers Ave - Complete

Greenfield
Greenfield Ave & Irvine St – Complete

Highland Park
Allegheny River Blvd & Washington Blvd – Complete

Highland Park Bridge @ Butler St – Complete

Hill District
Centre Ave & Dinwiddie St – Complete

Centre Ave & Herron Ave – Complete

Fifth Ave & Kirkpatrick St – Complete

Homewood
Frankstown Ave & Bennett St – Complete

Larimer
Lincoln Ave & Frankstown Ave – Complete

Lawrenceville
40th St Bridge @ Butler St - Complete

48th St & Butler St - Complete

57th St & Butler St – Complete

Mount Washington
McArdle Roadway & Grandview Ave – Complete

North Side
2801 North Charles St - The Pittsburgh Project- Complete

Brighton Rd & Charles St – Complete

Cedar Ave & North Ave- East Park – Complete

Chestnut St & East Ohio St – Complete

Columbus Ave & Fulton St – Complete

General Robinson St & Anderson St – Complete

Homer St & Walz Ave – Complete

Ivory Ave & Evergreen Rd - Complete

McKees Rocks Bridge @ Rt 65 – Complete

Marshall Ave & California Ave – Complete

North Ave & Brighton Rd – Complete

North Canal St & Cedar Ave – Complete

One Heinz St - Sarah Heinz House – Complete

Perrysville Ave & Federal St - Complete

Spring Garden Ave & Vinial St – Complete

Oakland
Forbes Ave @ Carnegie Museum - Complete

Boulevard of the Allies at Parkview Ave– Complete

Point Breeze
Beechwood Blvd & Reynolds St - Complete

North Linden Ave & McPherson Blvd - Complete

North Linden Ave & Thomas Blvd - Complete

Polish Hill
30th St & Brereton St – Complete

Shadyside
South Aiken Ave & Centre Ave – Complete

South Side
11th St and Carson St – Complete

12th St & Carson St – Complete

12 St & Sarah St – Complete

Barry St & Josephine Ave – Complete

Birmingham Bridge & Carson St – May 28

Carson St & Sarah St – Complete

Greeley Ave & Josephine Ave – Complete

South 18th St- Riverfront Park Circle – Complete

Squirrel Hill
2409 Shady Ave - Allderdice High School – Complete

Forbes Ave & South Dallas Ave – tbd

Forward Ave & I-376 In-bound on-ramp – Complete

Hazelwood Ave, Beechwood Blvd & Saline St – Complete

Morrowfield Ave, Tilbury St & Beechwood Blvd – Complete

South Dallas Ave & Wilkins Ave – Complete

West End
Wabash St & Neptune St – Complete

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Students plant the garden at 2nd District School, Meadville, 2010

Allegheny County

Brentwood
3601 Brownsville Rd-Brentwood Middle/High School – Complete

Bridgeville
I-79 North – Bridgeville Rest Area – Complete

I-79 South - Bridgeville Rest Area– Complete

Carnegie
Lydia St & Chestnut St – Complete

Mansfield Blvd & Campbells Run Rd – Complete

Parkway West-Scott/Carnegie Interchange – Complete

Castle Shannon
Castle Shannon Blvd & Mt Lebanon Blvd – Complete

Dormont
Dormont Ave & Banksville Rd – Complete

East Pittsburgh
Tri-boro Expressway & Electric Ave – Complete

Edgewood
Parkway East Off-ramp & South Braddock Ave – May 28, 11am

Etna
Rt 8 & Kittanning St – Complete

Green Tree
Parkway West-Greentree Interchange – May 28

Homestead
Homestead Grays Bridge & 8th Ave – May 28

Indiana Township
Rt 910 & Saxonburg Rd – Complete

McKeesport
O'Neil Blvd & Hartman St – Complete

Millvale
Ohio St & Grant Ave – No planting due to construction

Monroeville
Rt 48 & Rt 22 – Complete

Rt 48 & Haymaker Rd – May 28, 8am

Rt 48 @ Campus Blvd - Gateway High School – Complete

Moon Township
Parkway West - Montour Run Rd exit – Complete

Rt 51 & Thorn Run Rd – Complete

Mount Oliver
Brownsville Rd & Margaret St – Complete

Rankin
Rankin Bridge @ Braddock Ave – May 28

Robinson Township
Parkway West-22/30/60 Interchange – Complete

Ross Township
McIntyre Rd & McKnight Rd – May 31, 8am

Scott Township
Rt 50 & Hope Hollow Rd – May 20

Shaler
1810 Mt Royal Blvd – Shaler Intermediate School – Complete

South Park
Brownsville Rd & Maple Springs Dr – May 28

Swissvale
Parkway East Off-ramp & South Braddock Ave – Complete

Wilkins Township
3475 William Penn Highway – Complete

Planting at Johnstown Expressway off-ramp, 2010

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Beaver County

Aliquippa
Kennedy Blvd & Brodhead Rd – Complete

Blair County

Altoona
Chestnut Avenue & 7th St – Complete

Hollidaysburg
Rt 22 & Allegheny St – Complete

Rt 22 & Juniata St – Complete

Tyrone
11th St & Pennsylvania Ave – Complete

15th St & Lincoln Ave – Complete

Butler County

Butler
Rt 68 & Hansen Ave – Complete

Rt 8 & Rt 422 – May 28

Slippery Rock
Rt 173 & East Cooper St – tbd

Cambria County

Ebensburg
Center St & Virginia St, Ghost Town Trail – Copmplete

Johnstown
Bedford St & Johnstown Expressway - Off Ramp – Complete

Bedford St & Johnstown Expressway - On Ramp – Complete

Nanty Glo
Chestnut St & 2nd St, Ghost Town Trail – June 3

Centre County

State College
College Ave & University Drive – May 28

Clarion County

Shippenville
Rt 66 & Rt 322 – June 2

Crawford County

Meadville
1216 South Main St, Second District Elementary School – Complete

Rt 322 Triangle – Complete

Dauphin County

Harrisburg
7th St Extension & Forster St – May 28, 8am

Erie County

Erie
East Ave & 6th St – Complete

Fayette County

Brownsville
Rt 40 & Broadway St – Complete

Connellsville
Rt 119 & Pittsburgh St – Complete

Greene County

Waynesburg
93 East High St - Hooper Park – Please contact us for more information

Huntingdon County

Huntingdon
Rt 26 & 8th St – Complete

Indiana County

Indiana
Rt 286 & Indian Springs Rd – Complete

Lawrence County

Grove City
I-79 North - Grove City Rest Area - tbd

I-79 South - Grove City Rest Area – tbd

Mercer County

Farrell
Rt 518 & Idaho St – June 1, 9:30am

Greenville
Main St & College Ave – June 1

Main St & South Front St – June 1, 8am

Hermitage
Rt 62 & East State St – Complete

Mercer
Rt 19 & West North St – Complete

Rt 19 & East Butler St – Complete

Somerset County

Benson
Rt 403 at Stoneycreek River – Complete

Venango County

Franklin
13th St & Otter St – Complete

Oil City
East Front St & Wilson Ave – Complete

Main St & Halyday Run Rd – Complete

Washington County

Washington
Rt 18 & Tyler Ave – Complete

Westmoreland County

Greensburg
Rt 30 @ Greengate Rd – Complete

Monessen
Rt 906 & Tyrol Blvd – Complete

New Kensington
Rt 366 - near Tarentum Bridge – Complete

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