If this week’s weather makes you eager to get your hands in the dirt and garden, start now by signing up to volunteer for one or more of 13 planting sessions in the city’s parks and public areas.

Slots are available at these times:

Saturday, April 11, 8-11 a.m. — downtown

Saturday, May 2, 8-11 a.m. — downtown

Tuesday, May 5, 8-10 a.m.; 10 a.m.-noon; 12:30-2:30 p.m. — Lawrence Union Pacific Depot

Wednesday, May 6, 8-10 a.m.; 10 a.m.-noon; 12:30-2:30 p.m. — South Park

Thursday, May 7, 8-10 a.m.; 10 a.m.-noon; 12:30-2:30 p.m. — South Park

Saturday, May 9, 8-11 a.m. — downtown

Wednesday, May 13, 8-10 a.m.; 10 a.m.-noon; 12:30-2:30 p.m. — South Park

Thursday, May 14, 8-10 a.m.; 10 a.m.-noon; 12:30-2:30 p.m. — South Park

Tuesday, May 19, 8-11 a.m. — downtown

Wednesday, May 20, 8-10 a.m. — parking garage butterfly garden

Wednesday, May 20, 10 a.m.-noon — library reading garden

Thursday, May 21, 8-11 a.m. — downtown

Thursday, May 21, 8-10 a.m.; 10 a.m.-noon — Centennial Park

To volunteer or for more information, contact the Parks and Recreation administrative office at 832-3450 or sign up online at: http://www.lawrenceks.org/lprd/flowerplanting.