Community Flower Gardens

Beautifying and Strengthening Communities

Since the 1970s, the natural beauty of our community flower gardens has captivated residents and welcomed visitors throughout the spring and summer seasons. Not only do our gardens bring a unique character to the Pittsburgh region and local communities across the region, they are also important urban wildlife areas for birds and pollinators such as butterflies and bees.

We partner with many regional municipalities and other local entities to help transform vacant land or litter strewn abandoned sites into vibrant areas of natural beauty and color. The installation of a garden on these sites instantly helps to make the neighborhood more attractive and inviting as a place to live and work. We appreciate the local businesses, corporations, foundations, organizations, and government agencies and municipalities that provide financial contributions to keep the gardens blooming year after year.

Our community gardens are viewed millions of times each day according to PennDOT statistics, thus brightening the daily commute for tens of thousands of travelers. The gardens are underpinned by a strong and diverse group of more than 11,000 adult and youth volunteers from all walks of life who plant and care for the gardens year after year. We find that the gardens are treasured by our volunteers and other residents, and serve as catalysts for neighborhood improvement.

• • Receive information about sponsoring a community garden.
  • Become one of our thousands of volunteers to keep our gardens blooming.
  • See the locations of all our gardens.

Bringing Communities Together Through Partnerships and Volunteering

We are proud of these beautiful community landscapes, but are equally pleased that these flower gardens are largely planted and cared for by an army of dedicated volunteers. Each year more than 11,000 volunteers help plant our gardens, and rely on a dedicated group of volunteers, called garden stewards, to give regular attention to the gardens. Stewards keep our gardens healthy and blooming into the fall.

We’re also grateful to our sponsors and other funders who make it possible for the Conservancy to purchase the 200,000 flowering annuals and grasses, mulch, tools and other materials. Our supporters make it possible for us to coordinate the exceptional network of volunteers that are needed to keep local community gardens blooming and free of weeds and invasive plants.

• See a list of our flower garden sponsors