Community gardens are magical spaces. They turn empty plots into vibrant landscapes teeming with lush plants and buzzing with community life. Starting a community garden can seem daunting, but it doe
Cultivation Street was set up to pull together some of the best community gardens across the nation and tell their stories of success.
Artist and gardener Julia Sherman takes her lunchtime inspiration from The Getty Museum's garden.
With Hamish Chapman The benefits of a community fruit and vege garden...
You want to to have a vegetable garden, but you live in an apartment building or have a very shady yard. What can you do? Start a community garden! A commu
The East Village has the highest concentration of community gardens in the US, thanks to a grassroots activism that transformed abandoned lots into gardens.
No matter your personal tastes and lifestyle, there is usually a way to enjoy gardening at home. Whether you and your family have a house in the suburbs or you're living alone in an apartment, everyone can make it work.
See how to make great compost! Compost is an amazing organic powerhouse of nutrients that help to keep soil loose, workable, and energized.
Community urban gardening brings residents closer to nature and strengthens social ties in a large city.
A new book, City Green: Public Gardens of New York, takes a look at the Big Apple’s most underrated green spaces
Multi-level garden spaces can be beautiful but challenging to create. Learn the best method for achieving a level garden surface.
Whether you're searching for a particular item to spruce up your garden, or planning an alfresco party for the summer, garden centres are a great place to find inspiration. We've picked out a handful of our favourites, from Devon to Glasgow...
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A sensory garden, at Whicher Ridge winery in WA’s Geographe wine region, is an educational experience that takes the guess work out of food and wine pairing. Filled with herbs and edible plants associated with the wines they produced, this garden is a feast for the senses.
As soon as your garden is planted, it will take a couple of hours every week to maintain. As soon as it's bett
My family and I spent one month living in an eco community in Costa Rica called La Ecovilla. If you’ve watched the Netflix show “Down to Earth” starring Zac Efron, then you may be familiar with La Ecovilla. This is what it's really like.
Four raised garden beds -- that look much like tables -- now allow residents who are in...
Air raids destroyed the old Moritzplatz shopping district during World War II. Later the Berlin Wall hulked over the neighborhood. For decades, trash and r
After four months of hard work it’s done: our new vegetable garden is ready.
If you're thinking about putting in raised beds this year, save yourself some major headaches and read this article first.
Explore how urban garden co-ops are revolutionizing city life and building strong communities. Learn how to start your own!
Cultivation Street was set up to pull together some of the best community gardens across the nation and tell their stories of success.
When planning a community garden, don't be constrained by what a typical garden contains. Include play spaces, cooking/eating areas, vertical growth.
Air raids destroyed the old Moritzplatz shopping district during World War II. Later the Berlin Wall hulked over the neighborhood. For decades, trash and r
After four months of hard work it’s done: our new vegetable garden is ready.
Bottom's Up Community Garden in West Oakland, California, has become a jumping off point for strengthening community, organizing events, and DIY living.
If you grow food a community garden plot here are some special considerations to keep in mind when picking which vegetables you're going to plant.
Incredibly inspirational Community Garden - Prinzessinnen Garten - in Kreuzberg, Berlin. All the growing is done in plastic crates. They have fantastic water harvesting/irrigation systems, cafe with...
If you're thinking about putting in raised beds this year, save yourself some major headaches and read this article first.
In Todmorden locals don’t pop down to the shops for their fruit and veg: they just pick them from whichever garden they happen to be passing. Holly Williams joins the volunteers who have turned a small town into a thriving community with a guerrilla gardening scheme that has provided a blueprint for sustainability – and a burgeoning civic pride.
Interested in starting a community garden? Not sure what it takes or where to start? Start here with this guide to starting a community garden.
6 Steps to Starting a Community Garden in Your Neighborhood, Courtesy of the Plant A Seed Foundation of Canada.
The Nærum suburban district of Copenhagen, in Denmark, is home to one of the most visually appealing allotment gardens in the world – the “round
Here are the top community garden tips from a new gardener who has joined her first community garden.
The most creative landscape designers think beyond flowers, shrubs and other decorative plants to create outdoor spaces that are functional, unique, and in tune with nature's glorious harmonies. Here, we celebrate five of our favorites—and press them for intel that will help you take your own outdoor spaces to radical new places.
The most creative landscape designers think beyond flowers, shrubs and other decorative plants to create outdoor spaces that are functional, unique, and in tune with nature's glorious harmonies. Here, we celebrate five of our favorites—and press them for intel that will help you take your own outdoor spaces to radical new places.
Four raised garden beds -- that look much like tables -- now allow residents who are in...
