NeighborWorks Plants! was he held on Saturday, June 6 to kick off National NeighborWorks Week which runs from June 6-13,2009!

The goal of this event is to use plants to beautify communities around the nation. This event is also groundbreaking because the network will be contributing to the green effort nationwide.  

Event Participation

NeighborWorks Plants! is an added feature of—not a replacement for – National NeighborWorks Week.  All participating organizations will:

• Hold their planting event on June 6th
• Wear NeighborWorks Plants! Apparel
• Plant anything!

Types of Projects

There are many projects that NeighborWorks organizations will do. Below are some project examples.

• Create a community garden—include seasonal plants to get year round beauty
• Landscape several home fronts to increase curb appeal and lift community spirit!
• Plant container gardens—perfect if you don’t have large green spaces
• Plant vegetable and herb gardens
• Create a water garden—make a pond and fill it with water lilies, irises and the like!
• Plant a shade tree

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