SwissvaleYinz

07/27/2026

Come to the Swissvale Library for Art Week programming with instructor Katy DeMent. Drop in for one day or come every day for different activities.

Monday - Tie die t-shirts, cloth and paper
Tuesday - Papermaking
Wednesday - Block printing
Thursday - Paint a landscape on canvas
Friday - Repurpose accordion books

07/11/2026

❤️🥒❤️🥒❤️🥒 Thanks everybody for another great garden tour! We’ll have a lot more/better pics later. You can still head over to Swissvale Dari Delite for a local flower & honey sundae! Otherwise, hope everyone is handling Day 1 of parkway construction. 🚧🥒

07/10/2026

Edible flowers on ice cream at the Swissvale Dari Delite tomorrow!! Amazing!!

We are so excited for the Swissvale Edible Garden Tour! Get a map outside the library or at the farmers market, or at swissvalegardens.org. And stop by the Dari for a special featuring edible flowers from Sol Patch and local honey!

07/09/2026

The Swissvale Edible Garden Tour is coming up in just a couple days! Join us to celebrate gardens and our community on Saturday, July 11.
Open Gardens 9am-1pm
Community Picnic 1pm-3pm

Free to attend!

www.swissvalegardens.org

The tour includes gardens throughout the neighborhood, including the spaces of newer and more experienced gardeners. Visitors can expect to see a diverse array of edible garden features such as kitchen gardens, fruit trees, native plants, composting, and pollinators. From raised beds, to containers, to in-ground beds, Swissvale gardeners make their spaces work in all kinds of creative ways.

We hope this event inspires you to consider growing your own food (on your own or with neighbors) and support local growers! Creating local food systems helps form a more interconnected, resilient community.

We keep expenses low and reuse materials as much as possible in order to save funds for an annual community program donation. This year our community donation will benefit both the Swissvale Farmers Market and the Swissvale Community Food Pantry.

Thanks to all the garden stop hosts, volunteers, organizers, and sponsors that make this event possible!

07/07/2026

Thank you to this year’s sponsors of the Swissvale Edible Garden Tour!

Your financial or in-kind support allows us to carry out this annual community event and keep it free to attend for everyone.

Beyond covering event costs, your help also allows us to make our annual donation to a community program - this year the donation will go to Swissvale Farmers Market and the Swissvale Community Food Pantry.

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2026 sponsors: Kopp Glass; Porter Loves; Rescue and Relax; Grow Pittsburgh; McBroom Distribution; Swissvale Dari Delite; Triangle Bar & Grill; Urban Jungle of Regent Square; Signs N’At; Perla’s Appliances Plus; East End Food Co-op; Still Mill Distillery; D's Six Pack & Dogs; El B***o; Price & Associates PC.

💖 Special thanks to our Pumpkin level sponsors!

Kopp Glass is a high-performance custom glass manufacturer with a long history in Swissvale. You’ve probably seen their historic headquarters on Palmer St across the train-tracks from the Roslyn busway station. Thank you for your continued support!

Porter Loves are a Swissvale-based duo of artists supporting local artists and creative small businesses. They have been a key partner since year one of the garden tour. Between designing the printed event guide and their photography work documenting the tour, Sam and Nathan have provided invaluable support to this community event.

Rescue and Relax is a nonprofit cat lounge and rescue center located on E Swissvale Ave, and a community member has generously sponsored them at the Pumpkin Level to promote their important work. You can support their efforts at www.rescueandrelax.com/donate or by visiting the cat lounge!

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Swissvale Edible Garden Tour
Saturday, July 11

OPEN GARDENS: 9AM-1PM

COMMUNITY PICNIC: 1PM-3PM

See the 2026 Swissvale Edible Garden Tour event guide at www.swissvalegardens.org/2026!

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07/06/2026

Everyone is invited to join our Community Picnic following the garden tour!

Saturday, July 11
1pm-3pm
Les Getz Memorial Park - Lower Pavilion

🌟Local food favorites for free - sandwiches from Triangle Bar & Grill (including a veggie option), ice cream sandwiches from Dari Delite, and more
🌟Live music by Chris Leone and the Spurs of the Moment
🌟Pickle-themed activities 🥒

We’ll have tents, tables, and seating but feel free to bring camp chairs or a picnic blanket if you’d like to relax on the grass. There’s also a playground right by the pavilion for kids to enjoy.

The picnic is a great chance to hang out and meet a bunch of neighbors and garden-lovers!

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This year’s parachuting pickles flyer design was created by local illustrator Alessandra Aozora ❤️

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www.swissvalegardens.org


P.S. The first half of this post is useful picnic info - the second half is random extra pickle stuff because we’ve all been talking about pickles for months now.

Let us know if you have any fun pickle trivia or if you’re going to buy that set of 10 vintage pickle bookmarks for $264.50 from Wm Morford Antiques...

06/25/2026

Are you experiencing feelings of dread related to this summer’s parkway closure?

Yes, the parkway is closing between the Edgewood/Swissvale and Squirrel Hill exits from 9pm on July 10 to August 3. Commercial St will also be closed between Whipple Street and Summerset Drive starting June 29.

Yes, it will probably be a mess, and Swissvalians will be right in the middle of it.

(Seriously, this all sounds like it’s going to be a real nightmare especially for people who have to commute to work… Good luck and we hope it’s not as bad as it sounds.)

But if you’re looking for nice things to do without leaving the neighborhood, you’ve got options!

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July 11: Swissvale Edible Garden Tour!

The construction dates covered the whole window of time that we usually plan the garden tour, when our gardens are finally at their peak (tomatoes! peppers! flowers!) and gardeners haven’t burnt out for the season yet. But we also thought it would be nice to have a free event specifically targeted to our neighborhood when a lot of us will be avoiding driving into town.

The theme this year is pickles, so we nicknamed the tour Picklesvale. So no need to brave the detours and crowds for the slightly more well-known pickle event downtown the following weekend. :)

Open Gardens runs from 9AM-1PM and the community picnic is 1PM-3PM. See all the details at swissvalegardens.org (link in bio).

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Lots more:

- Swissvale Farmers Market
- Swissvale Library - Join the all-ages Summer Reading Program!
- Swissvale Dari Delite
- Coffee & treats - Christina Parisi
- Distillery & tasting room - Still Mill Distillery
- Playgrounds - Les Getz (small upper playground and larger lower playground) & Swisshelm Park playground (mini splash pad and tennis courts) & Collingwood (small playground & basketball courts)
- Local Restaurants! (comment with your go-to orders at local restaurants)

Drop your favorite local places and businesses in the comments!

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Road closures will appear in GPS apps but PennDOT’s official detour routes might not. 
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Bike PGH has a recommended bike detour on their website. Bike Pittsburgh
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Even if you’re not a regular bus user, this might the time to try it if you can.

06/09/2026

Help out at the annual Swissvale Edible Garden Tour!

We could use at least a couple more volunteers to help things run smoothly on July 11th. If you’d be able to sign up for a shift, either message us or sign up on the form online.

We really appreciate your help! If you can’t volunteer, it’s also a huge help to spread the word about the tour to neighbors, friends, and family who might be interested in coming this year. Share posts or the flyer (see our website).

www.swissvalegardens.org

06/09/2026

Help out at the annual Swissvale Edible Garden Tour!

We could use at least a couple more volunteers to help things run smoothly on July 11th. If you’d be able to sign up for a shift, either message us or sign up on the form online.

We really appreciate your support! If you can’t volunteer, it’s also a huge help to spread the word about the tour to neighbors, friends, and family who might be interested in coming this year. Share posts or the flyer (see our website).

www.swissvalegardens.org

06/02/2026

Garden tour shirts are available for sale online! Get a fun shirt and support the Swissvale Edible Garden Tour.

Link in bio / www.swissvalegardens.org/garden-tour

Lots of styles, colors, and sizes are available. They ship in batches, so this first batch will ship after June 8 and definitely get here in time to wear at the tour on July 11.

We've got shirts with the parachuting pickles design from , plus designs from previous years from , Takumi, and a couple Swissvale-inspired shirts by .

See you at the tour on July 11! We appreciate any help spreading the word to friends and neighbors. 🌶️🍅🌱

www.swissvalegardens.org