Ashton House Garden Volunteers Needed
If you’d like to:
- spend some healthy time outside in beautiful surroundings along the Iowa River
- hone your gardening skills — even if you don’t have a garden
- meet other gardening enthusiasts
- contribute to the beauty of your community
Then please consider joining Project GREEN as a Garden Volunteer. The beautiful Project GREEN Gardens at Ashton House are maintained by Project GREEN volunteers, and we’d love for you to join us!
Volunteers are needed Monday mornings, May through October, from 9 – 11 a.m. Volunteers are asked to bring gardening tools for weeding and planting efforts (although if you don’t own any gardening tools, we usually have a few extras on hand).
Ashton House is located at 820 Park Road.
Please contact Diane Allen (319-430-6649 or dlallen16@hotmail.com) to find out more details, and to be included in the weekly email communication about work sessions.
Our fun group of volunteers works on Monday mornings at Ashton House through fall, and we often visit other volunteers’ gardens after the work session for impromptu garden tours. Everyone is welcome!
Check out what our group of volunteers have been doing recently:
Week 26, 10/27/2025 at the Project GREEN Gardens (PGG)
Hi All, Congratulations to all the Project GREEN volunteers who have spent 26 weeks caring for the 2025 Project GREEN Gardens! There’s no doubt the Gardens are a special place to hike/bike, and rest a spell on a park bench while watching the meandering Iowa River pass-by. Volunteers did not miss a week beginning Monday,…
Continue Reading Week 26, 10/27/2025 at the Project GREEN Gardens (PGG)
Week 25, October 20, 2025 at the Project GREEN Gardens (PGG)
Hi All, My heart is full today knowing we’ve spent 25 weeks together caring for the PPG. Our last official work session will be Monday, October 27 from 9 – 11 a.m. Our Week 26 plans include a s’mores party after we finish our to-do list. There’s lots of ooey-gooey fun ahead for the Project…
Continue Reading Week 25, October 20, 2025 at the Project GREEN Gardens (PGG)
Week 24, October 13, 2025 at the Project GREEN Gardens (PGG)
Hi All, Well, it’s finally happened. Today it feels like autumn has officially begun. Larry is outdoors wearing his winter coat and I’m in the study with the fireplace warming my toes. Our calendar officially reminded us last month (September 22) when cooler weather was expected along with shorter amounts of daylight. All I can…
Continue Reading Week 24, October 13, 2025 at the Project GREEN Gardens (PGG)
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