The proceeds from the Fair are used to support the Hyde Park/Kenwood Community Conference and to beautify our neighborhood through various gardening projects. Teachers and other individuals may apply for grants to use for public projects such as parkway and street corner plantings. Plants and bulbs are donated directly to churches, synagogues, schools, hospitals, and other non-profit organizations. We provide money and plants for sidewalk planters along the main commercial streets.

We design, plant, and maintain several mini-gardens. One of the most interesting was the design of "Harold's Garden" (named after Mayor Washington) located in East End Park, on the west side of 5200 S. Lake Shore Drive. Since it was created to be seen by people whizzing by at 45 mph, designing it was more intriguing than the usual residential garden or park. We needed bright, splashy colors, showy flowers, and large masses of plants. We used colored foliage to augment the perennial plants and ornamental grasses for exciting textures which add to the winter display and architectural structure.