Paterson residents are invited to enter the “The Greenest Place in Paterson!” Garden Contest sponsored by City Green, a community garden and educational programming non-profit based in Wyckoff,New Jersey.

“City Green is holding this contest in order to showcase the beautification efforts of Paterson’s gardeners as they continue to create flower and vegetable gardens, flower boxes and container gardens to beautify their neighborhoods,” said Jennifer Papa, Executive Director of City Green.

Prizes will be awarded for: Best Use of Color; Best Flower Garden; Best Vegetable Garden; Best Street Tree Bed; Best Window Box; Best ContainerGarden; Most Creative; Best use of Art in the Garden; and Most Neighborhood Participation on a residential block and a commercial block.

Contest registration is through July 16th.Judges will visit the gardens the week of July 19th and an awards ceremony will be held in late August.

Anyone interested in the contest should call City Green at 201-444-7514 or visit the website at www.citygreenonline.org

 City Green is a community garden and educational programming organization based in Wyckoff, New Jersey currently working in the urban neighborhoods of Paterson, Jersey City and West Orange. For more information about City Green, please contact Jennifer Papa at 201-444-7514 or visit www.citygreenonline.org