Project GREEN in the News

January 9, 2024: Midwest Garden Gal to kick off Project GREEN Garden Forum in Iowa City

July 4, 2023: Open gardens weekend set in Iowa City

June 26, 2023: Iowa City applying for REAP grant for historic Ashton House

June 26, 2023: Project GREEN Open Gardens Weekend 2023

July 8, 2022: It’s Open Garden Weekend in Johnson County. Here’s a taste of what you can see.

June 23, 2022: What you will find on Johnson County’s Open Garden Weekend

July 12, 2021: Open Gardens Weekend offers an escape from the bustle of Iowa City

July 7, 2021: It’s finally time to stroll through the open garden weekend in IC and Coralville

July 3, 2021: Get your maps and plan your tour of 30 diverse local gardens

June 21, 2021: Garden so good it deserves an audience? Sign up for Project GREEN’s newly expanded Open Gardens Weekend

June 16, 2021: Coming attractions: Garden tour weekend returns to Johnson County

June 9, 2021: Register your garden for Project GREEN’s Open Gardens Weekend

March 6, 2021: Project GREEN’s last forum is about Iowa’s lost, historic gardens

September 23, 2020: 8 Iowa City nonprofits considered as recipients for Gannett operational grant

February 1, 2020: A four-season method of gardening on tap at Project GREEN’s 2nd Sunday forum

January 9, 2020: Project GREEN wants you to embrace native plants

July 14, 2019: Open Garden tours bring inspiration to Iowa City gardeners

July 12, 2019: First-ever Open Garden Weekend a plant lover’s dream

July 5, 2019: Iowa City to be a “gardening heaven”

April 15, 2019: Diane Allen, Project GREEN Co-President, was presented with a check for $268.10 from Hy-Vee Drugstore manager, Matt Gaston. The Hy-Vee Drugstore, located at the corner of 1st Avenue and Rochester Avenue, was the site of a January 18 wine and beer tasting. The tasting event was held on a cold, windy, snowy Friday evening with the store filled with Project GREEN friends! A percentage of the evening’s sales was donated to Project GREEN. Many thanks to the Hy-Vee Drugstore from Project GREEN!

February 21, 2019: Project Green speaker to give tree talk

February 1, 2019: Project GREEN forum promises to have plant and animal answers

January 4, 2019, Second Sunday Garden Forum to feature seed expert

October 17, 2018: Iowa City flower supports two black-and-gold mascots: Honeybees and Herky

March 29, 2018: Iowa City Press-Citizen, Project GREEN celebrating 50th anniversary of community gardening, education in Iowa City