Temple Emanuel’s Holocaust Memorial Garden
Address: 1250 Bower Hill Road, Mt. Lebanon
Contact: 412.279.7600, or www.templeemanuelpgh.org
Date: Open year-round, but best seen starting in May*
Pay tribute in this beautiful and peaceful garden that was
founded by the late Marga Randall, a Holocaust survivor,
with the assistance of master gardener Lynn Rubin. Visit the
website for more information.
Township of Upper St. Clair Memorial Garden
Address: Located behind the USC Township Building,
1820 McLaughlin Run Road, Upper St. Clair
Contact: 412.831.9000, or
twpusc.org/galleries/memorial-garden
Dates: Open year-round from dawn to dusk*
Pause, reflect and honor the 10 Upper St. Clair residents
who lost their lives on Flight 427 by visiting this beautiful
and peaceful memorial garden built in their honor. Visit the
website for more information about visiting the garden or
volunteering your time and talents to help maintain it.
Treehaven Garden Club
Contact: Facebook.com/TreehavenGardenClub
TGC’s mission is to stimulate a knowledge and love of
all growing plants, and to exchange this knowledge and
experience in gardening while fostering a community
awareness of gardening and landscaping. Visit the club’s
Facebook page for more information on membership, as well
as workshops and events.
VEG2TABLE Food Pantry Gardens
Address: South Hills Interfaith Ministries, 5301 Park
Avenue, Bethel Park
Contact: shim-center.org/volunteer, or 412.854.9120
Share your gift of gardening with others! SHIM’s
VEG2TABLE Food Pantry Gardens always need your help
to make them a success. Volunteers are needed to help start
seeds, plant seedlings, water, weed and harvest veggies this
summer. Gardens are located in Bethel Park, South Park
Township, Mt. Lebanon and Peters Township. Visit the
website for more information.
Washington County Children’s Garden
Address: North Main Street Extension across from the
Washington County Fairgrounds in Washington
Contact: extension.psu.edu/plants/master-gardener/
counties/washington, or 724.228.6881
Date: Garden planted in May*
Instill a love of gardening in your kids! WCCG is designed
for children to discover, explore and learn about their natural
world. The garden consists of many raised beds and each one
has a theme, several based on children’s books. There is Mr.
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McGregor’s garden, a pollinator garden, an animal garden,
a butterfly garden, a music garden, a pizza garden and more!
Visit the website for more information.
More Gardens Just a Short Drive Away:
Old Economy Village
Address: 1400 Church Street, Ambridge
Contact: 724.266.4500, or oldeconomyvillage.org
Date: Open year-round, but best time to view the gardens
is in May*
Two gardens and a greenhouse grace the grounds of this
restored and recreated 19th century Christian communal
society. The Baker House Garden is a recreation of a typical
Harmonist family garden with old varieties of plants and
vegetables planted according to historic arrangements. The
more elaborate George Rapp Garden, once featuring lawns,
arbors, flower beds, and a pavilion over the pool with a
statue, also displays historical varieties. Visit the website for
more information.
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Address: One Schenley Park, Pittsbur