Planting Dates

Planting dates for the 2010  season are below, organized by neighborhood.  If you are interested in supporting this year's garden season as a volunteer or donor, contact the Community Garden and Greenspace Program at 412-586-2324 or email Lynn McGuire-Olzak at lolzak@paconserve.org. If you would like to find the gardens on a map, please click here.

 All garden plantings begin at 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

City Gardens

Allegheny County Gardens

Regional Gardens

City of Pittsburgh

Banksville

Fort Pitt Tunnel - I-376 Parkway West – May 14

Beechview

810 Rockland Avenue - Beechwood Elementary – May 17

Wenzell Avenue & Broadway Avenue – May 22

Beltzhoover

Liberty Tunnel & Route 51 – May 11

Bloomfield

Penn Avenue & Friendship Avenue – May 13

Carrick

2350 Brownsville Road-Concord Elementary – 

Crafton Heights

Steuben Street & Middletown Road – 

Downtown

Faith's Garden - Under construction

Grant Street @ First Avenue - May 12

Liberty Avenue & Commonwealth Place-The Point – May 21, 12pm

Esplen

Stanhope Street & Chartiers Avenue - May 1

Greenfield

Greenfield Avenue & Irvine Street – May 22

Highland Park

Allegheny River Boulevard & Washington Boulevard – 

Highland Park Bridge @ Butler Street – 

Hill District

Centre Avenue & Dinnwiddie Avenue - May 8, 8am

Centre Avenue & Herron Avenue – May 15

Fifth Avenue & Kirkpatrick Street – May 15

Homewood

Frankstown Avenue & Bennett Street – May 15

Larimer

Lincoln Avenue & Frankstown Avenue – May 28

Lawrenceville

40th Street Bridge @ Butler Street - 

48th Street & Butler Street -

57th Street & Butler Street – 

Lincoln Place

Mifflin Road & Interboro Avenue –

Mount Washington

McArdle Roadway & Grandview Avenue – 

North Side Neighborhoods

2801 North Charles Street - The Pittsburgh Project - May 22

Brighton Road & Charles Street – May 1

Brighton Road & North Avenue - May 15

Cedar Avenue & North Avenue - East Park – May 7, 9:30am

Chestnut Street & East Ohio Street – May 14

Columbus Avenue & Fulton Street – May 15

General Robinson Street & Anderson Street – May 1

Homer Street & Walz Avenue – May 1

Ivory Avenue & Evergreen Road - 

McKees Rocks Bridge @ Route 65 – May 7

Marshall Avenue & California Avenue – May 8, 8am

North Canal Street & Cedar Avenue – May 15

One Heinz Street- Sarah Heinz House – May 18

Perrysville Avenue & Federal Street - May 22

Spring Garden Avenue & Vinial Street – May 1

Oakland

Boulevard of the Allies at Parkview Avenue – May 8

Forbes Avenue @ Carnegie Museum - May 15

Point Breeze

Beechwood Boulevard & Reynolds Street - May 15

North Linden Avenue & McPherson Boulevard - May 29

North Linden Avenue & Thomas Boulevard - May 29

Polish Hill

30th Street & Brereton Street – May 8, 8am

Shadyside

South Aiken Avenue & Centre Avenue – May 8, 8am

South Side Neighborhoods

11th Street and Carson Street – May 15

12th Street & Carson Street – May 15

12 Street & Sarah Street – 

Barry Street & Josephine Avenue – May 8, 8am

Birmingham Bridge & Carson Street – May 29

Carson Street & Sarah Street – Under construction

Greeley Avenue & Josephine Avenue – May 8, 8am

South 18th Street- Riverfront Park Circle – May 15

Squirrel Hill

2409 Shady Avenue - Allderdice High School – May 28

Forbes Avenue & South Dallas Avenue – 

Hazelwood Avenue, Beechwood Boulevard & Saline Street – May 21

Morrowfield Avenue, Tilbury Street & Beechwood Boulevard – May 22

South Dallas Avenue & Wilkins Avenue – May 5

West End

Noblestown Road & Durbin Street – May 8, 8am

Wabash Street & Neptune Street – May 8, 8am

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Allegheny County

Brentwood

3601 Brownsville Road - Brentwood Middle/High School – May 7

Bridgeville

I-79 North – Bridgeville Rest Stop – 

I-79 South - Bridgeville Rest Stop – May 21

Carnegie

Lydia Street & Chestnut Street – 

Mansfield Boulevard & Campbells Run Road – 

Parkway West-Scott/Carnegie Interchange – 

Castle Shannon

Castle Shannon Boulevard & Mt Lebanon Boulevard –

Clairton

Route 837 & Maple Avenue – 

Dormont

Dormont Avenue & Banksville Road – May 21

East Pittsburgh

Tri-boro Expressway & Electric Avenue – May 20, evening

Edgewood

South Braddock Avenue - I-376 Off-Ramp – May 15

Etna

Route 8 & Kittanning Street – May 15

Greentree

Parkway West-Greentree Interchange – May 29

Homestead

Homestead Grays Bridge & 8th Avenue – May 22

Indiana Township

Route 910 & Saxonburg Road –

McKeesport

O'Neil Boulevard & Hartman Street – 

Millvale

Ohio Street & Grant Avenue – 

Monroeville

Route 48 & Route 22 – May 12

Route 48 & Haymaker Road – June 5, 8am

Route 48 @ Campus Boulevard - Gateway High School – May 19, 8am

Moon Township

Parkway West - Montour Run Road – May 8, 8am

Route 51 & Thorn Run Road –

Mount Oliver

Brownsville Road & Margaret Street – May 22

Rankin

Rankin Bridge @ Braddock Avenue – No planting, under construction in 2010

Robinson Township

Parkway West-22/30/60 Interchange – No planting, under construction in 2010

Ross Township

McIntyre Road & McKnight Road – May 21

Scott Township

Route 50 & Hope Hollow Road – 

Shaler

1810 Mt Royal Boulevard -Shaler Intermediate School – May 13 and May 14

South Park

Brownsville Road & Maple Spring Drive – May 22

Swissvale

South Braddock Avenue - I-376 Off-Ramp – May 8

White Oak

Route 48 & Lincoln Way – May 22

Wilkins Township

3475 William Penn Highway – May 22

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Beaver County

Aliquippa

Kennedy Boulevard & Brodhead Road – May 19

Blair County

Altoona

Chestnut Avenue & 7th Street – May 8, 8am

Hollidaysburg

Route 22 & Allegheny Street – 

Route 22 & Juniata Street – 

Tyrone

11th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue – My 15

15th Street & Lincoln Avenue – May 15

Butler County

Butler

Route 68 & Hansen Avenue – May 22

Route 8 & Route 422 – May 29

Slippery Rock

Route 173 & East Cooper Street –

Cambria County

Ebesnburg

Center Street & Virginia Street - Ghost Town Trail – No new plantings

Johnstown

Bedford Street & Johnstown Expressway - Off Ramp – 

Bedford Street & Johnstown Expressway - On Ramp – May 22

Nanty Glo

Chestnut Street & 2nd Street - Ghost Town Trail – No new plantings

Vintondale

Main Street & 10th Street - Ghost Town Trail – No new plantings

Centre County

State College

College Avenue & University Drive – 

Clarion County

Shippenville

Route 66 & Route 322 – June 2

Crawford County

Meadville

1216 South Main Street- 2nd District Elementary School – May 28, 8am

Route 322 Triangle - DeArment Park – May 22, 8am

Dauphin County

Harrisburg

7th Street & Forster Street – 

Erie County

Erie

East Avenue & 6th Street – May 27, 8am

Fayette County

Brownsville

Route 40 & Broadway Street – May 8, 8am

Connellsville

Route 119 & Pittsburgh Street – May 6

Greene County

Kirby

I-79 North - Kirby Rest Stop –

Waynesburg

93 East High Street - Hooper Park – 

Huntingdon County

Huntingdon

Route 26 & 8th Street – May 22

Indiana County

Indiana

Route 286 & Indian Springs Road – May 14

Lawrence County

Grove City

I-79 North - Lawrence Rest Stop - May 11

I-79 South - Lawrence Rest Stop – May 11

Mercer County

Farrell

Route 518 & Idaho Street – 

Hermitage

Route 62 & East State Street – June 5, 8am

Mercer

Route 19 & West North Street – May 18, 12pm

Route 19 & East Butler Street – May 18, 12pm

Somerset County

Benson

Route 403 & River Street –

Venango County

Franklin

13th Street & Otter Street – May 22

Oil City

East Front Street & Wilson Avenue – May 22

Main Street & Halyday Run Road – May 22

Washington County

Claysville

I-70 East - Pennsylvania Welcome Center – 

Washington

Route 18 & Tyler Avenue – May 7

Westmoreland County

Greensburg

Route 30 @ Greengate Road – 

Monessen

Route 906 & Tyrol Boulevard – 

New Kensington

Route 366 near the Tarentum Bridge – May 17, 8am

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 updated 3.15.10