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Community Gardens Program

Montgomery Parks community gardens program offers Montgomery County residents the opportunity to use public space and water to garden an individual plot(s) at low cost. Join over 600 gardeners, who garden plots in one of our 10 locations, located all over Montgomery County. As the program grows and neighbors come together, Montgomery Parks will respond by increasing community garden spaces.

Our community gardeners grow much more than vegetables and flowers. In partnership with Parks, we make positive environmental, economic, and aesthetic impacts on daily lives. Join us and transform strangers into friends and neighborhoods into communities.

Community Gardens was featured on the July Parks Show. Check it out!

Current Community Gardens Locations

  • Bradley Park Community Garden NOTE: This location is full for the 2012 season.
    8701 Hartsdale Ave., Bethesda Maryland
    This garden offers which are 200 square feet each. This is a unique location where the gardeners will be working alongside Bradley Elementary School. The school maintains two plots for their students.
  • Briggs Chaney Community Garden
    2161 Briggs Chaney Rd., Silver Spring, MD
    Offers over 118 plots. Most plots are 625 square feet. Water, deer fencing and seating are available.
  • Emory Grove Center NOTE: This location will be closing in December 2012.
    18110 Washington Grove Lane, Gaithersburg, MD
    This garden is not on Park land but on a MCPS property. Offers 60 plots, each plot is either 200 or 400 square feet. Water and deer fencing are available.
  • Fenton Street Local Park NOTE: This location is full for the 2012 season.
    7904 Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD
    Offers 43 plots. Each plot is either 200 or 400 square feet. Water and deer fencing are available.
  • King Street Park NOTE: This location is full for the 2012 season.
    7980 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
    Offers 27 plots. Each plot is 200 square feet. Water and deer fencing are available.
  • Maple Avenue
    7620 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD
    The  garden is not on park land. It runs along Maple Ave in Takoma Park and is an above ground container garden on an apartment parking lot.  Each container is 2 ft x 6 ft and has a water reserve so they are self-wicking.  Container reserves are filled 3 times a year by park staff.
  • Parklawn Community Garden
    12718 Viers Mill Rd, Wheaton, MD
    Offers 40 plots. Each plot is 400 square feet. Water, fencing, shelter and playground are available.
  • Rocking Horse Center
    4920 Macon Rd, Rockville MD
    This garden is not on Park land but on a MCPS property. Offers 60 plots on MCPS property as part of a partnership with Parks. Each plot is either 200 or 400 square feet. Water, seating and deer fencing are available.
  • Sligo Mill Overlook Community Garden
    6400 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD
    Offers 34 plots. Each plot is either 200 or 400 square feet. Water, deer fencing, tool storage and seating are available.
  • South Germantown Recreational Park NOTE: This location is full for the 2012 season.
    18041 Central Park Circle, Boyds MD
    Offers 70 plots. There are 49 plots at 400 square feet each and 21 plots at 200 square feet each. Water and deer fencing are available.

For further information about the program, guidelines and locations, please contact Patricia Lynch at patricia.lynch@montgomeryparks.org. For information about booking a plot please contact ParkPASS below.

Application Schedule and Permitting Process

Permits for the Community Gardens program are issued through the Park Permit Office in accordance with the following annual schedule:

December 1 - January 15: Historic users must apply to renew existing plot(s) in written form. Online applications for 2013 will not be accepted for historical users. If a renewal application is not received within this window, the plot(s) becomes available for open enrollment. Any new plots must be applied for through open enrollment.
February 1: Open enrollment for all available plot(s).

To apply, please submit a completed application form in one of the following ways:

http://www.montgomeryparks.org/permits/find/documents/gardens_application_form_10-2010a.pdf
  • Apply Online at www.ParkPASS.org. NOTE: the online option is ONLY for open enrollment and does not apply to historic plot renewal. See online booking instructions below.
  • In Person: stop by our Park Permit Office at 9500 Brunett Avenue in Silver Spring during operating hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm)
  • By Mail to the address above
  • By Fax to 301-495-2484
  • Email a scanned copy to MCP-ParkPermits@MontgomeryParks.org

All plot holders must agree to the Community Gardens Conditions of Use. For more information on how to open a ParkPASS account or how to request a Garden Plot, please click on the links below:

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Date of last update: February 6, 2012