Upcoming Events
You’ll find a listing of all our current classes and events below. (Prefer a calendar view? Here you go.) If something catches your eye, click on it for more information and to register. We also include a run-down of upcoming events in The Civic Gardener each month, which is a great way to stay in the loop!
Propagation Workday
Help us pot up native seedlings as part of our ReRooted plant propagation program!
Walnut Woods Workday
Join us as we work to restore Walnut Woods, a 10-acre forest located in Evanston. This workday will focus on maintaining the newly planted prairie habitat.
Propagation Workday
Help us pot up native seedlings as part of our ReRooted plant propagation program!
Propagation Workday
Help us pot up native seedlings as part of our ReRooted plant propagation program!
Propagation Workday
Help us pot up native seedlings as part of our ReRooted plant propagation program!
Micro Prairie Install
We’ll be clearing out weeds and planting dozens of grasses and wildflowers to create a new native plant garden along Reading Road.
Spring Grove Village Community Garden Workday
We’ll be clearing space for professional tree trimmers, weeding and spreading compost.
Walnut Woods Workday
Join us as we work to restore Walnut Woods, a 10-acre forest located in Evanston. This workday will focus on pulling garlic mustard!
Mt. Airy Commons Community Garden Workday
We’ll be planting, weeding and mulching garden paths.
West McMicken Community Garden Workday
We’ll primarily be collecting, splitting and transplanting native plants.
MLK Community Garden Workday
We’ll be weeding and tilling to get the garden ready for spring planting.
CANCELED: Spring Grove Village Community Garden Workday
We’ll be adding leaf compost to garden beds and doing some weeding.
CANCELED: Lower Price Hill Gardens Workday
We’ll be using wheelbarrows to deliver soil shipments to home gardens located within a block of the community garden.
Volunteer Kick-Off Party
Help us kick off the best gardening season ever during this annual volunteer celebration!
Parker Woods Orchard Workday
We’ll be cutting back last year's raspberries, giving the fruit trees some fresh mulch and doing some light pruning.
Pleasant Street Garden Workday
We’ll be spreading soil, refreshing woodchip paths and aerating the compost heap.
Holloway Hope Community Garden Workday
We’ll be weeding and doing other garden maintenance.
Compost Kids Facilitator Training
Learn to lead the stations in our Compost Kids field trip for K-6 students!
RESCHEDULED - West McMicken Community Garden Workday
We’ll primarily be collecting, splitting and transplanting native plants.
RESCHEDULED - Parker Woods Orchard Workday
We’ll be cutting back last year's raspberries, giving the fruit trees some fresh mulch and doing some light pruning.
Concord Community Garden Workday
We’ll be finishing a chicken coop, building garden beds and pruning raspberry bushes.
Burnet Woods Shrub Planting
At this workday, we'll be planting native shrubs at Burnet Woods in areas recently cleared of honeysuckle. We'll also install caging to protect the new plantings from deer. We'll meet at the Trailside Nature Center and go from there.
No experience is required to attend our workdays! Please bring gloves (if you have them) and a reusable water bottle and dress for the weather.
Want to join us? Make sure you’re registered as a CGC volunteer and then…
Questions? Reach out to volunteer@civicgardencenter.org.
Camp Washington Community Garden Bioreactor Refill
Come help us refill a bioreactor in the Camp Washington Community Garden! Once all of the food waste is poured in, it’ll start the decomposition process and be fresh compost in 2025.
Remember, no prior training is necessary to attend our workdays. Detailed information will be sent to registered participants, so keep an eye out for your confirmation email!
Want to join us? Make sure you’re registered as a CGC volunteer and then…
Questions? Reach out: volunteer@civicgardencenter.org
Alms Park Allies Workday
This fall, we’re partnering with Alms Park Allies to remove invasive plants in Alms Park…and we need your help! Join us in removing invasive honeysuckle and non-native vines that are damaging the native ecosystem. CGC staff and members of Alms Park Allies will teach volunteers how to identify and safely remove these invasive plants so beneficial native plants can take their place.
We’ll meet at Alms Park Pavilion, 4H6C+P6 Cincinnati, OH 45226 and go from there!
Pendleton Children’s Garden Workday
We’ll be installing a new shade and woodland garden using CGC-grown plants.
Alms Park Allies Workday
This fall, we’re partnering with Alms Park Allies to remove invasive plants in Alms Park…and we need your help! Join us in removing invasive honeysuckle and non-native vines that are damaging the native ecosystem. CGC staff and members of Alms Park Allies will teach volunteers how to identify and safely remove these invasive plants so beneficial native plants can take their place.
We’ll meet at Alms Park Pavilion, 4H6C+P6 Cincinnati, OH 45226 and go from there!