Community Gardens newsletter
Updates about volunteer opportunities, upcoming events and gardening tips.
How to create and look after a community garden in the City of Sydney area.
There are lots of community gardens that you can join.
If you want to fund and create a new community garden on private or land managed by the City of Sydney, we’re here to help.
The first step to create your community garden is to find a group of enthusiastic and committed local residents to support it. As a team, you can share ideas, the workload and at the same time develop relationships to ensure your garden is successful.
The next step is to look at our community garden guidelines that describes how community gardens are set up and looked after.
If you decide to start a community garden on land managed by the City of Sydney, make sure you read our community gardens policy, which includes:
You can also read our preferred materials for use in community gardens.
These clever little gardens sit between the street and the footpath. Please contact us on 02 9265 9333 or [email protected] if you want help in planning, designing or completing an application for a community or verge garden.
We want to help you create your garden and make your community, and our city, greener.
If you have a plan or location in mind, City grants can help kick start your community garden.
Updates about volunteer opportunities, upcoming events and gardening tips.