We are thankful to our friends at The Pittsburgh Project and GTECH who take all of our plants from the Community Gardens and Downtown Plantings and compost them after they have been pulled in the fall. The composted materials will serve as beneficial fertilizer for their own projects that provide community greening and valuable production of edible crops and alternate energy crops, respectively.

Fall Garden Pull-Out has begun!  Check in to see how you can get involved with putting the Community Gardens to bed for the winter.

Stewards and volunteers have been making our Community Gardens sights to behold at our 140 Gardens throughout the region!  Although it is hard to believe, cooler temperatures are quickly approaching and before you know it, we will be putting our gardens to bed for the winter.  Please stay tuned to know where and when garden pull-outs are happening in your neighborhood.  Contact Lynn McGuire-Olzak for more information.

Congratulations to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Community Greening Award Winners of 2008!

• 2801 North Charles St- The Pittsburgh Project
• Liberty Ave. & Commonwealth Pl.- The Point
• McKnight Rd. & McIntyre Rd.- Ross Township
• Mifflin Rd. & Interboro Ave.- Lincoln Place
• N. Canal Rd. & Cedar Ave.- Allegheny Center
• Rt. 8 & Kittanning St.- Etna

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WPC’s community gardens are seen more than 5 million times a day, based on PennDOT statistics. Each year, more than 200,000 flowers are planted by volunteers — nearly enough to make a flowerbed stretching from Pittsburgh to the West Virginia border.

Stay tuned for more Community Gardens and Greenspace Programs programs in your area.  Join us as we green communities throughout Western Pennsylvania!

Become a Community Garden Volunteer!

Get together with your neighbors, meet other garden lovers, and make your community more beautiful!  Volunteering to plant or tending to a Conservancy community garden during the summers is a wonderful way to make a difference.

Planting or Pull-out day can be a great family experience or a fine outing for your group or organization. We plant rain or shine, primarily on weekends in May, and most plantings take about 4 hours to complete. No prior experience or skill needed!

Join the more the nearly 6,000 volunteers who make the Community Gardens a special commitment.

Learn more about being a community garden volunteer
View our gorgeous gardens
Meet our generous Community Gardens & Greenspace Sponsors