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Passaic County Grows Greener with Dig In! Tree, Bulb, and Perennial Grants


This past fall, 22 Passaic County groups planted flowers, shrubs, trees, and more as part of the Dig In! Tree, Bulb, & Native Perennial Grant program. A partnership between Passaic County and City Green, this program offers municipalities and community groups the opportunity to participate in county-wide greening and planting through the distribution of "plant grants." Groups can apply for and receive plants to create native pollinator-friendly gardens, native trees for urban greening, or daffodils for community beautification. The grantees then go about planting within their own communities.


Throughout the years, City Green has provided gardeners with hundreds of thousands of daffodil bulbs, thousands of native plants, and hundreds of native trees. Houses of worship and after-school centers are planting daffodils on their lawns, community centers are getting butterfly gardens for all to enjoy, and municipalities are participating annually and planting dozens of trees and thousands of daffodils in public areas. The collective impact of this program has made every corner of Passaic County greener, more sustainable, and more beautiful through the amazing, collaborative effort of these community groups and municipalities.


In the latest round of Dig In! Tree, Bulb, & Native Perennial Grants, 4 Passaic County municipalities and 18 community groups, including four schools, received plants, totaling 25 trees, 7,000 daffodil bulbs, and over 700 native perennials. This season’s recipients are:


Native Perennial Garden Grants 

Friends of the Louis Bay 2nd Library & Community Center, Hawthorne

Growing in Grace Counseling Group, Vreeland Park Paterson

Friends of Garret Mountain, Clifton

Father English Food Pantry Garden with CGAPC, Paterson

Certified Gardener Association of Passaic County (CGAPC) - Wayne Community Center

Paterson Free Public Library

Clifton Advisory Beautification Committee

Christ Temple Baptist Church, Paterson

Clifton Historic Botany Village District

Township of Little Falls

Clifton (Clifton Garden Club at Morris Canal Park)

Christopher Columbus Middle School, Clifton

Pine Lakes Elementary School, Wayne

School 27, Paterson


Native Tree Grants 

Christ Temple Baptist Church, Paterson

Borough of Haledon

Borough of Totowa

Clifton (Clifton Garden Club at Morris Canal Park)

Hawthorne Shade Tree Commission


Daffodil Bulb Grants 

Grace United Presbyterian Church, Wayne

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Paterson

Father English Food Pantry Garden with CGAPC, Paterson

Certified Gardener Association of Passaic County (CGAPC) - Bloomingdale Senior Center

Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts

Clifton Historic Botany Village District

Township of Little Falls

Christopher Columbus Middle School, Clifton

Hawthorne Shade Tree Commission

John P. Holland Charter School, Woodland Park



With the resources provided through the Dig In! Tree, Bulb, & Native Perennial Grant Program, Passaic County gardeners are empowered to beautify and greenify their community spaces while building native pollinator-friendly gardens that benefit the local ecosystem. City Green is grateful for the work these gardeners do to enhance Passaic County by creating vibrant green spaces, access to fresh food, and opportunities for community engagement for their neighbors.


Check out the entire 2025 Dig In! Yearbook featuring county-wide garden partners.


To learn more about the Dig In! Program and upcoming grant opportunities, visit our Dig In! website.


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