Welcome to Keep Noblesville Beautiful 

Keep Noblesville Beautiful is a community improvement organization providing educational programs and community action programs to the general public in the Noblesville, Indiana area. These programs help government, businesses and citizens work together to provide litter prevention and clean-up, neighborhood beautification and other services which help make our community healthier, safer and provide a viable and sustainable impact on the lives of our residents.

Keep Noblesville Beautiful is an Indiana non-profit corporation that is recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt origination under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Keep Noblesville Beautiful are tax deductible. Please consult your tax advisor about your specific tax situation. Should you desire a receipt of your donation for your records please contact us.

Daffodil Relocation Event

October 2024

With some help from Hamilton County Master Gardener Association, KNB was able to relocate daffodil bulbs from a roundabout under construction to Forest Park.

Look for blooms galore in the spring!

 

Historic Riverside Cemetery

October 2024

Our latest KNB Project was led by Allison Buriff and Carla Robinson, KNB board members and members of Hamilton County Master Gardener Association. We cut out new garden beds and installed ninebark shrubs and hardy geraniums, among other native plants around the Babyland section of the cemetery.

Riverside Cemetery was established in 1827. Riverside Cemetery was first mentioned in City records on June 26, 1851; however, the earliest known burial marker is dated 1824. Riverside Cemetery is located in Downtown Noblesville along the banks of the White River. 

 

Peony Plantings Around Noblesville

May 2024

Chairperson Darren Peterson and fellow board members Aili McGill, Jack Martin and Chris Martin help plant peonies around the city in preparation of the Indiana Peony Festival on May 18th. KNB is a proud sponsor of this celebration of our state flower..

Carrigan and Hague Roads Roundabout

May 2024

The roundabout at Carrigan and Hague Roads received a helping hand from the City of Noblesville Street Department. Sea oats were planted to enhance the nautical theme of the sculpture.

Thank you NSD!

Embrace the Trace

August 2023

Last Sunday (August 13th)  was a great day for pulling some big weeds out of the landscape around the Embrace the Trace sculpture at Midland Trace trailhead. It was also a great way to see how well-used the trail is for bikers and hikers. We had lots of people stop by and say hello! 

Sail Away in Indiana Roundabout Project

November 2022

Keep Noblesville Beautiful in partnership with the City of Noblesville, Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC), Martin and Martin Insurance Agency, Peterson Architecture and War Elephant Ironworks & Design completed the installation phase of a nautical themed sculpture at the intersection of Hague and Carrigan Roads on the city's northside. The response has been very positive and we look forward to filling the roundabout in the spring with native plants and grasses. Thank you artist Kevin Huff for your talent and creativity!

$10,000 Grant Funds Sculpture & Native Plant Garden

September 2022

Keep Noblesville Beautiful has received a $10,000 grant that will be used to bring a kinetic butterfly sculpture and pollinator garden to the center of a roundabout at 191st Street and Little Chicago Road.

Keep Noblesville Beautiful was one of 20 organizations in Indiana that received a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation during its nature grant cycle The kinetic sculpture, which will be created by artist Scott Stottlemyer, will serve as a visual reminder to pedestrians and drivers of the importance of nature and green spaces in Noblesville.

"Through this sculpture and pollinator garden, Keep Noblesville Beautiful seeks to not only beautify Noblesville, but to promote pollination of our native plants and the important role it plays in climate resiliency." said Darren Peterson, president of KNB.

Peterson, who also serves as a Noblesville city councilman, said Duke Energy is a key corporate partner to the Noblesville community and expressed appreciation for its support of the revitalization project.

Keep Noblesville Beautiful which plans to install the sculpture and native vegetation this fall, will work with the Noblesville Parks Dept. and the city to select vegetation and upkeep the pollinator garden.

Source - Noblesville Current

 

KNB Awarded $5,000 Public Art Activation Grant

August 2022

This forthcoming roundabout sculpture at Hague and Carrigan roads in Noblesville celebrates the area’s tourism and aquatic recreation opportunities. Keep Noblesville Beautiful awarded $5K public art activation grant. Keep Noblesville Beautiful was one among 49 organizations awarded almost $250,000 by the Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC) to support public art projects throughout the state.

The Noblesville nonprofit received $5,000 to fund a portion of a roundabout sculpture planned for the Hauge and Carrigan roads intersection.

The sculpture pays tribute to the tourism and aquatic recreation opportunities brought to Noblesville thanks to nearby Morse Reservoir. Dubbed "Sail Away IN Indiana,’ the sculpture is the work of artist Kevin Huff, whose previous work includes the "Embrace the Trace" sculpture installed on Hazel Dell Road in 2021.

“Keep Noblesville Beautiful is excited to celebrate one of Noblesville's most important natural resources with this highly visible public art piece,” Keep Noblesville Beautiful Board President Darren Peterson said. "We are grateful to the IDDC for continuing to support public art and the vibrancy it adds to our growing communities.”' Sail Away IN Indiana” is scheduled for a late fall 2022 installation.

Those interested in making a tax-deductible contribution to support public art and clean community initiatives can visit our donation page.

Courtesy Hamilton County Reporter

 

Highway 37 Clean Up - June 25th

Metro Plastics Technologies, LLC joined us for a highway clean up in partnership with Serve Noblesville on Saturday June 25th. 18 bags were collected by 6 people. 15 labor hours were donated for this project.Thank you Metro Plastics! We appreciate your service to our community.

Keep Noblesville Beautiful, Pleasant Street Plant Rescue

Recently several varieties of Peonies, Irises, Day Lilies, Lavender, Phlox, Hosta, Lily of the Valley, Daffodils, Grape Hyacinth, Tulips, Fern, Astilbe were harvested from 16 properties along the Pleasant Street corridor. Volunteers divided the harvest into almost 500 plants that were either potted or replanted today.

About 250 were potted, with the expert leadership of the Hamilton County Master Gardeners and an incredible group of volunteers, for resale May 21 at the Peony Festival, Seminary Park and the HCMGA annual sale at the Fairgrounds the same day.

About 250 plants were also re-planted at the Wastewater Administration Building and Riverside Cemetery.

Proceeds from the sale of Plants benefit 4 local Not for Profits Organizations

Keep Noblesville Beautiful

Nickel Plate Arts

Hamilton County Master Gardeners

Indiana Peony Festival

THANK You to all 4 groups who brought an energetic group of volunteers and a special THANK You to American Structurepoint, The City of Noblesville Engineering Staff and The City of Noblesville Wastewater Staff for their incredible hard work today.

 

Recent Riverside Cemetery Peony Planting

Embrace the Trace

It was a successful SERVE weekend for KNB.  Not only does Embrace the Trace look fantastic, but we enjoyed working with SERVE, Janus Developmental, Lions Club, City of Noblesville and Noblesville Parks Foundation.

Thanks so much to Jenna Romens for coordinating the jobs with SERVE, Janus and the Lions Club.   Molly Martin & Dagny Zupin were there to man the KNB Booth, but ended up helping us dig and plant,  thanks to both of them!  Thanks to Patty Johnson at the Noblesville Street Department and Tim Stottlemeyer at Wastewater for loaning us tools and the Tree Board tent.  An extra big thank you to Bruce Neal at the Noblesville Parks Department…without him we could not have completed the project in a timely manner.  He took Jack to buy the plants, delivered the plants and mulch and offered us much needed advice on sod removal, planting and mulching.   A good project we can be proud of.

Embrace the Trace was finally handed off to the Noblesville Parks Foundation and they were happy to be taking possession of it! 

Clean up and Planting at Riverside Cemetery

Friday’s clean up and planting at Riverside Cemetery was not only a big success but a lot of fun too.  We had 8 volunteers, all really good workers and the job was done in less than 2 hours and looks great.  Evelyn Lees who is in charge of the cemetery for the City of Noblesville came by after we were done and gave her stamp of approval.  It was a rewarding project.  Thanks so much to everyone who came and to the City of Noblesville Street and Parks Department who helped us out.  We couldn’t have done it without them!