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Four students from Moon Township recently won national recognition for their sculptures made of recyclable materials, created last year in a Moon Parks and Recreation summer camp where members of the Moon Township Garden Club’s Youth Committee played a key role. The National Garden Club announced that Quinn Briggs, 10; Mackenzie King, 13; Ethan Rivetti, 12; and Maura Teitz, 11, all of Moon, received certificates of appreciation from the National Garden Club for the children’s

Each week, the Fleur de Lune garden reveals new bursts of color and life. This garden is a living showcase of nature’s changing beauty, inviting visitors to discover what is blooming and thriving. a season of blooms On the Moon Township Garden Club website you can follow along! Starting in April, you can track what is blooming and what bloomed in the past. Click on the image in the gallery to find on what it is and when it blooms! Share in the conversation Enjoy following the

Ironweed and Joe Pye "Weed" in a herbaceous border of companion plants There are several highly valuable garden plants that contain the word "weed" in their common name: Milkweed, Ironweed, Jewelweed and our featured Plant of the Month for July ( https://www.moontownshipgardenclub.com/post/july-s-plant-of-the-month-joe-pye-weed ) Joe Pye Weed. Some gardeners may be put off by these names as often the word "weed" means an undesirable plant - but some plants that have "weed" i

Every two years, The Moon Township Garden Club's biennial Garden Tour brings together garden lovers to explore unique green spaces and share inspiration. This event is a perfect opportunity to open your garden to fellow enthusiasts and celebrate the beauty you’ve cultivated. If you’ve been thinking about sharing your garden, now is the time to join the conversation and become part of this special and fun event. If you are interested in having your garden on the tour Date: The

Long blooming Joe Pye Weed provides visual interest and habitat As the hot months of summer set in and many spring perennials are done with their bloom, the striking Joe Pye Weed is just coming into flower. Don't be turned away because the term "weed" is used in this plant's name - Joe Pye is our featured plant of the month not just for its importance to wildlife, but also because it creates a stunning presence in your border with it's vanilla-scented lush dusty-pink to mauve

Colorful annuals for sale On Thursday evening, June 18th, Moon Township Garden Club hosted the Petals & Pours event in the Fleur De Lune garden at Robin Hill. It was a night to enjoy a glass of wine, a bit of charcuterie and delicious cookies at a summer garden party. The verdant garden provided an environment for guests to get close to nature and an opportunity to ask questions and share points of view. Over 100 guests celebrated this special place in our community where pl

Pollinator Power Storytime at the Fleur de Lune Garden at Robin Hill Wednesday, July 29th @ 10:30 AM A joint program with the Moon Township Garden Club and the Moon Township Library We're taking the library on the road! Join us for a special storytime in July where we'll learn about pollinators and plants! We'll tour the gardens with the Moon Township Garden Club to see what's blooming. Discover who is visiting these flowers and why! Enjoy Bella the living Caterpillar and Fre

June 22 - 28 is National Pollinator Week - a time to raise awareness about bees, butterflies and other animals that pollinate the plants in our ecosystems. Managing your landscape to support butterflies is not only a significant way to help protect these species that have been in decline in recent decades, but also to bring an added dimension of movement and beauty to your garden. Monarch on orange butterfly weed gardening for butterflies in western PA Along with providing th

Joan Iacono and Randon Willard at the CCD Vegetable Garden On May 21st Joan Iacono and Christy Klug of the Moon Township Garden Club presented Coraopolis Community Development (CCD) Executive Director, Randon Willard, with a donation for their community garden in downtown Coraopolis. About 20 volunteers plant and maintain vegetables in the garden. The garden produces 1,500-2,000 pounds of produce including tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, broccoli, peppers, lettuce, onions and