Entirely a volunteer effort, the Geneva Beautification Committee consists of organizations, businesses, families and individual volunteers that adopt and maintain planting beds such as corner planting beds (known as "knuckles"), containers and flower boxes located in Geneva's Central Business District. As you walk by these areas, you'll see markers indicating the adoptees. See map.

Volunteers plant flowers. They also clean, deadhead, weed and prune their areas during the growing season. For the areas that are not irrigated, the City takes care of watering during the week and volunteers help on weekends. See a schedule of activities.

You too can help support Geneva's Beautification effort in one or more ways:

• Adopt and maintain a planting bed.
• Help with preparation, planting and clean-up of beds on designated group days.
• Assist with various jobs, such as building flower boxes, delivering flowers and clean up plant debris.
• Use your talents in areas, such as fundraising, promotion, taking photos and in the coordination of committee activities.
• Donate supplies, plants and refreshments on group planting/clean-up days.
• Purchase firewood in the fall and attend our annual Pasta for Posies Spaghetti Dinner in March. In addition, we accept donations throughout the year.