The Persephone Project connects the public to art and the environment by promoting gardening as a contemporary art medium. The outdoor garden installations are open to the public as are special events that are scheduled throughout the year.

Garden Installations
ArtGardens of Pittsburgh
Bigelow Boulevard
Frank Curto Park

Sea Oats Strip
Richard Liberto, 2004
150 feet x 4 feet
Native Sea Oats grass (Chasmanthium latifolium)

Choreography: Sunflowers & Moonflowers
Stephanie Flom, 2003
90 feet x 18 feet x 6 feet
lemon zest sunflowers, night blooming moonflowers
(sacred datura)

Phase III
Delanie Jenkins, 2003
40 feet x 40 feet x 6 feet
cotton, okra, luffa, herbs, and honey suckle plants; locust, cedar, and wormy chestnut wood

Goddesses Adorned
Lily Yeh, 2002
45 x 45 feet. 50-foot felled white pine, carved and painted. Garden path based upon primitive labyrinth design. Fountain grass, plumbego, assorted contributed plants.

Three Arches
Daniel Ladd, 2002
Six grafted sycamore trees

Magic Penny Gardens

Magic Penny Garden, Lawrenceville
Jan Loney, 2003
Butler and 39th Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Magic Penny Garden, Wilkinsburg
Gary Pletsch, 2003
Franklin and Coal
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Magic Penny Garden, Hill District
Jorge Meyers, 2002
2019 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Magic Penny Garden, Polish Hill
Paul Bowden, 2002
Corner of Dobson and Downing Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Mayflies and the Paper Garden
Exhibitions and Installations
To celebrate the mayfly's return to Pittsburgh's waterways, artist Stephanie Flom has been exhibiting her Mayfly series of paper cutouts since 2001. Her seedling series is an exciting new arrival. Visit the Mayflies and Paper Garden Archive or get information on how you can purchase your own mayflies and seedlings.