Skip to Navigation | Skip to Content Update: NEW Applications for the 2013 Community Garden Program will begin February 4, 2013. No applications can be accepted prior to that date. While we are updating the site, you may review the application process from last year to learn how it works. Please note that in order to rent a Community Garden plot, you must obtain a FREE Park Permit. Please go to the Application Scheduling and Permitting Process below to learn how to obtain your Park Permit. You may obtain a Park Permit at any time. Please remember to save your registration information and password.

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Community Gardens Program

Announcements
About the Community Gardens Program
Plot Renewal Information
New Application Information
Application Documents and Contact Info
Community Garden Locations
Conditions of Use

Announcements

Waiting Lists For 2013: This year we are re-instituting waiting lists when Community Gardens are filled for the season. If you were unable to get a plot in the Community Garden of your choice, you can ask to be added to the waiting list for that garden. Each garden will have its own waiting list. If you are willing to take a plot in more than one garden, please note that in your message. Requests can be sent to patricia.lynch@montgomeryparks.org or to MCP-ParkPermits@MontgomeryParks.org Please include the Garden Name and Waiting List in the subject line. Please call 240-876-7598 if you wish to make your request by telephone. The Waiting List will only be active for 2013 and at the end of the year the list will be "retired." New waitings lists will begin each year when the gardens are filled for the season.

How the Waiting List Will Work: When you ask to be placed on the waiting list please provide your name, email address and telephone number. Your name will be added to the list in the order that your request is received. If a plot becomes available, the first person on the list will be notified. You will have 48 hours to respond that you want to take the plot. If you don't respond in that time frame, we will go to the next person on the list until the plot is taken. Please be sure to include an email address that you check regularly and your correct telephone number/s.

Long Branch Community Garden: Lottery Closed. Winners are being notified. Montgomery Parks plans to open a new Community Garden at the Long Branch Community Recreation Center in Spring 2013. If you are interested in joining the lottery to obtain a plot in this garden, please send an e-mail to patricia.lynch@montgomeryparks.org and include Long Branch Lottery in the subject line. Letters can be sent to Patricia Lynch, 16641 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville, MD 20855. Requests should include name, telephone number and email address if there is one. No phone calls please. Previous requests are being held in the Long Branch Lottery file and need not be re-submitted. Deadline for submissions is February 15, 2013. Winners will be notified by February 22, 2013.

Current gardeners: Renewal applications for existing plots began on December 3, 2012. Application Form and More Info.

New garden applications: Open enrollment for plots began on February 4, 2013. Application Form and More Info.

About the 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.

Here is a short video about the Montgomery Parks Community Gardens. Check it out!

Plot Renewal Information

Returning gardeners (those who had a community garden plot in 2012) had the opportunity to apply for their existing plots from December 3, 2012 through January 15, 2013. If a renewal application was not received within that time frame, the plot(s) became available for new applications.

To apply, please submit a completed application form by mail, in person, by fax, or by e-mail. Application Form and More Info.

All plot holders must agree to the updated Community Gardens Conditions of Use.

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New Application Information

New applications for plots were accepted beginning February 4th for all available plots.

New users had the opportunity to apply for available plots beginning February 4, 2013. In order to rent a plot, you must be a resident of Montgomery County and obtain a FREE ParkPASS Account. To provide gardening opportunities for more people this year, garden plots will be limited to one-person-one-plot. Each new applicant may rent only one plot. For information on how to create a Park Pass or how to rent a plot, please click on the links below:

To apply, please submit a completed application form by mail, in person, by fax, by e-mail or online. More Info

All plot holders must agree to the Community Gardens Conditions of Use.

Application Document and Contact Info

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

  • 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
  • E-mail a scanned copy to MCP-ParkPermits@MontgomeryParks.org. Please include Community Gardens in the Subject Line.

All plot holders must agree to the Community Gardens Conditions of Use. Please note that gardeners must abide by these rules in order to be a Community Gardener in good standing.

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Current Community Gardens Locations

Please note that all plot measurements are approximate. There will be slight variations from plot to plot and from garden to garden.

  • Bradley Park Community Garden Garden is filled for 2013.
    8701 Hartsdale Ave., Bethesda Maryland
    This garden offers 21 plots which are approximately 200 square feet each.
    Water and deer fencing are available.
  • Briggs Chaney Community Garden Garden is filled for 2013.
    2161 Briggs Chaney Rd., Silver Spring, MD
    Offers 122 plots. Most plots are 625 square feet. A few smaller plots are available.
    Water, deer fencing, and seating are available.
  • Gaynor Road Community Garden Garden is filled for 2013.
    4601 Gaynor Road, Rockville, MD
    Offers 27 plots. 4 plots are 300 square feet. The other 23 plots are 400 square feet.
    Water and deer fencing are available.
  • Fenton Street Local Park Garden is filled for 2013.
    7904 Fenton St, Silver Spring, MD
    Offers 42 plots. Plots are either 200 or 400 square feet.
    Water and deer fencing are available.
  • King Street Park Garden is filled for 2013.
    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 water reserves are filled 3 times a year by park staff.
  • Parklawn Community Garden Garden is filled for 2013.
    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 Garden is filled for 2013.
    4920 Macon Rd, Rockville MD
    This garden is not on Park land, but on a MCPS property. Offers 60 plots as a partnership between MCPS and Parks. Each plot is either 200 or 400 square feet.
    Water, seating and deer fencing are available.
  • Sligo Mill Overlook Community Garden New Applications - Garden is filled for 2013. PLEASE NOTE: Plots 26-33 are only available for use until November 15, 2013. A proposed tot lot may be located in the area of the Community Garden currently occupied by plots 26 thru 33. Members of the garden will be kept informed as more details are available.
    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 Garden is filled for 2013.
    18041 Central Park Circle, Boyds MD
    Offers 72 plots. There are 50 plots at 400 square feet each and 22 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.

Conditions of Use

All plot holders must agree to the Community Gardens Conditions of Use. Please note that these have been updated for the 2013 season. Please note that gardeners must abide by these rules in order to be a Community Gardener in good standing.

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Date of last update: February 5, 2013