Iowa Avenue, 1969
Modern Iowa Avenue
Highway 6, 1970
Highway 6, Today
North Dubuque Street, 1970
North Dubuque Street Today
Melrose Avenue Today
What does Project GREEN do? Our volunteers:
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Raise money to…
Project GREEN raises money to make the Iowa City area an even more beautiful place to live and work through:
- Donations from individuals who value beauty in our public areas
- Local business sponsorship of our annual Open Gardens Weekend event
- Grants from local, state and federal community improvement funds
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Beautify public areas
- Project GREEN has landscaped more than 20 public areas and schools in the Iowa City area over its 50+ year history, areas that make our community a lovely place to reside and to visit.
- Our volunteers have designed and currently maintain the beautiful Project GREEN Gardens at Ashton House.
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and Educate the public about gardening
- Project GREEN’s annual Winter Garden Forums at the Iowa City Public Library are highly educational and free to the public
- The annual Open Gardens Weekend inspires through visiting numerous real gardens, and educates through chatting with friendly, knowledgeable garden hosts — all for free!
Project GREEN has donated $2.2 million to make Johnson County more beautiful!
A few Project GREEN activities:
Donate to Project GREEN
Project GREEN relies on donations to fund the many projects we do in the greater Iowa City area.
Your donations make our community an even nicer place to live and work!
What’s going on with Project GREEN volunteers:
August 19, 2024 Project GREEN Gardens, Week 16 summary
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Week 14, August 5, 2024 – Project GREEN Gardens (PGG)
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Week 13, July 29, 2024 Project GREEN Gardens (PGG)
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OGW + Week 11 Project GREEN Gardens
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