Plant Pride on Parsons (PPOP) was an award-winning community partnership dedicated to the cleaning and greening of Parsons Avenue, the gateway to the City’s South Side. The centerpiece of PPOP is a streetscape beautification initiative consisting of a 126 hand-painted flower pots stretching two
and one half miles along the Avenue.
PPOP is solely funded by grants, corporate donations and individual fundraising projects. Major partners include, City of Columbus/Keep Columbus Beautiful, Parsons Avenue Merchants Association, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, South Side Neighborhood Pride Center, South Side Area Commission, South Side Area Civic Associations, United Way of Central Ohio, The Columbus Foundation, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Keep America Beautiful/Lowes/Valvoline.
