Our spring 2012 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.

Click below if you would like to jump to planting garden dates in:

Pittsburgh

Allegheny County

Western Pennsylvania Region (outside Allegheny County)

 updated May 14, 2012

City of Pittsburgh

Banksville
Fort Pitt Tunnel - Rt 376 Parkway West – May 18

Beechview
810 Rockland Ave - Beechwood Elementary – Complete!

Wenzell Ave & Broadway Ave – May 19

Beltzhoover
Liberty Tunnel & Rt 51 – May 15, 12:30pm and May 30, 1pm

Bloomfield
Penn Ave & Friendship Ave – Complete!

Carrick
2350 Brownsville Rd-Concord School – May 16

Downtown

Grant St @ First Ave - Complete!

Liberty Ave & Commonwealth Pl-The Point – May 15, 12:30pm

Greenfield
Greenfield Ave & Irvine St – May 19

Highland Park
Allegheny River Blvd & Washington Blvd – May 24, 10am

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 – May 19

Larimer
Lincoln Ave & Frankstown Ave – Complete!

Lawrenceville
40th St Bridge @ Foster St - May 18

48th St & Butler St - May 18

57th St & Butler St – May 18

Mount Washington
McArdle Roadway & Grandview Ave – May 24, 10am

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

Brighton Rd & Charles St – May 15, 1pm

Cedar Ave & North Ave- East Park – Complete!

Chestnut St & East Ohio St – Complete!

Columbus Ave & Fulton St – May 15, 1pm

General Robinson St & Anderson St – Complete!

Homer St & Walz Ave – Complete!

Ivory Ave & Evergreen Rd - May 15, 1pm

McKees Rocks Bridge @ Rt 65 – Complete!

Marshall Ave & California Ave – May 15, 1pm

North Ave & Brighton Rd – May 24, 1pm

North Canal St & Cedar Ave – Complete!

One Heinz St - Sarah Heinz House – May 25

Perrysville Ave & Federal St - Complete!

Spring Garden Ave & Vinial St – Complete!

Oakland
Forbes Ave @ Carnegie Museum - Complete!

Boulevard of the Allies at Parkview Ave– May 25

Point Breeze
Beechwood Blvd & Reynolds St - May 19

North Linden Ave & McPherson Blvd - May 24, 10am

North Linden Ave & Thomas Blvd - May 24, 10am

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!

12th St & Sarah St – Complete!

Barry St & Josephine Ave – May 25, 1pm

Birmingham Bridge & Carson St – Complete!

Carson St & Sarah St – May 22

Greeley Ave & Josephine Ave – May 25, 1pm

South 18th St- Riverfront Park Circle – Complete!

Squirrel Hill
2409 Shady Ave - Allderdice High School – Complete!

Forbes Ave & South Dallas Ave – Complete!

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

Hazelwood Ave, Beechwood Blvd & Saline St – May 24, 10am

Morrowfield Ave, Tilbury St & Beechwood Blvd – May 19

South Dallas Ave & Wilkins Ave – May 23, 10:30am

West End
Wabash St & Neptune St – May 19, 8am

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Allegheny County

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

Bridgeville
I-79 North – Bridgeville Rest Area – May 24 (first)

I-79 South - Bridgeville Rest Area– May 24 (second)

Carnegie
Lydia St & Chestnut St –

Mansfield Blvd & Campbells Run Rd – May 17, 12:30

Parkway West-Scott/Carnegie Interchange – Complete!

Castle Shannon
Castle Shannon Blvd & Mt Lebanon Blvd – Complete!

Clairton
Rt 837 & Maple Ave – Complete!

Dormont
Dormont Ave & Banksville Rd – May 17

East Pittsburgh
Tri-boro Expressway & Electric Ave – May 16-19, 12pm

Edgewood
Parkway East Off-ramp & S Braddock Ave – Complete!

Etna
Rt 8 & Kittanning St – Complete!

Green Tree
Parkway West -Greentree Interchange – May 26

Homestead
Homestead Grays Bridge & 8th Ave – May 19

Indiana Township
Rt 910 & Saxonburg Rd – May 22

McKeesport
O'Neil Blvd & Hartman St – June 1

Rt 837 (Duquesne-McKeesport Bridge) and Lysle Blvd –

Millvale
Ohio St & Grant Ave – May 19

Monroeville
Rt 48 & Rt 22 – May 16

Rt 48 & Haymaker Rd – May 26

Rt 48 @ Campus Blvd - Gateway High School – May 16

Moon Township
Parkway West - Montour Run Rd exit – May 19

Rt 51 & Thorn Run Rd – Complete!

Mount Oliver
Brownsville Rd & Margaret St – May 19

Rankin
Rankin Bridge @ Braddock Ave – Complete!

Robinson Township
Parkway West-22/30/60 Interchange – May 18, 8am

Ross Township
McIntyre Rd & McKnight Rd – May 25, 8am

Scott Township
Rt 50 & Hope Hollow Rd – Complete!

Shaler
1810 Mt Royal Blvd – Shaler Intermediate School – May 18

South Park
Brownsville Rd & Maple Springs Dr – May 26

Swissvale
Parkway East Off-ramp & S Braddock Ave – Complete!

Wilkins Township
3475 William Penn Highway –

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Beaver County

Aliquippa
Kennedy Blvd & Brodhead Rd – May 23

Blair County

Altoona
Chestnut Avenue & 7th St – May 26

Hollidaysburg
Rt 22 & Allegheny St – May 19

Rt 22 & Juniata St – May 19

Tyrone
11th St & Pennsylvania Ave – Complete!

15th St & Lincoln Ave – Complete!

Butler County

Butler
Rt 68 & Hansen Ave – May 19

Rt 8 & Rt 422 – June 2

Slippery Rock
Rt 173 & East Cooper St –

Cambria County

Ebensburg
Center St & S Locust St, Ghost Town Trail – May 29

Johnstown
Bedford St & Johnstown Expressway - Off Ramp – May 16

Bedford St & Johnstown Expressway - On Ramp – May 19

Nanty Glo
Chestnut St & 2nd St, Ghost Town Trail – May 22

Centre County

State College
College Ave & University Drive – Complete!

Clarion County

Shippenville
Rt 66 & Rt 322 – May 31

Crawford County

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

Rt 322 Triangle – May 19

Dauphin County

Harrisburg
7th St  & Forster St – May 26

Erie County

Erie
East Ave & 6th St – May 31

Fayette County

Brownsville
Rt 40 & Broadway St – Complete!

Connellsville
Rt 119 & Pittsburgh St – May 17

Greene County

Waynesburg
93 East High St - Hooper Park – May 29

Huntingdon County

Huntingdon
Rt 26 & 8th St – May 19

Indiana County

Indiana
Rt 286 & Indian Springs Rd – May 18

Lawrence County

Grove City
I-79 North - Grove City Rest Area - June 1

I-79 South - Grove City Rest Area – 

Mercer County

Farrell
Rt 518 & Idaho St – May 15

Greenville
Main St & College Ave – May 23/24

Main St & South Front St – May 23/24

Hermitage
Rt 62 & East State St – May 19

Mercer
Rt 19 & West North St – May 15, 12pm

Rt 19 & East Butler St – May 15. 12pm

Somerset County

Benson
Rt 403 at Stoneycreek River – May 18

Venango County

Franklin
13th St & Otter St – May 19

Oil City
East Front St & Wilson Ave – May 19, 8am

Main St & Halyday Run Rd – May 19, 8am

Washington County

Washington
Rt 18 & Tyler Ave – May 21

Westmoreland County

Greensburg
Rt 30 @ Greengate Rd – May 23

Monessen
Rt 906 & Tyrol Blvd – May 28

New Kensington
Rt 366 near Tarentum Bridge – Complete!

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