Get A Garden
Find a Garden Near You
Click on the image at the right to open the map of Madison's community gardens. It is best to get a plot at a garden that is near where you live or work, so that it is easy for you to go there often. Look up the desired garden in the list below, contact the registrar, and ask to be added to their list.
Register
Attend Registration Day for the garden you chose. This is when you'll
reserve your plot, volunteer for some whole-garden maintenance tasks, and
pay the plot fee. Plot fees are determined by a sliding scale, and are
between $10.00 and $65.00 per plot.
If you are a person with a disability and need a garden plot modified, or any other accommodation to access the community gardens program, please call Joe Mathers, , at 246-4730 ext 212.
Start Gardening
Once you have a plot, prepare and plant as soon as you can! Plots that don't get planted within two weeks of the garden's Opening Day can be re-assigned to someone on the waiting list.
NOTE: The following information is intended for community members who are looking to register for community garden plots. The contact information below is not intended for use by other parties. Since garden leaders are volunteers we do our best to respect their time constraints and privacy. If you are a student, researcher, or have other questions regarding community gardens in Madison, please feel free to contact a Gardens staff member at 608-246-4730.
Isthmus Gardens
- Reynolds
634 East Mifflin Street, between Blount and Blair Streets.
Reynolds Homestead Community Garden is a very small garden with twenty-six 8'x10' plots, 1 wheelchair-accessible raised bed and strict maintenance rules due to its nestled urban setting. For more information or to registrar, contact Brigid Daly at brigidedaly@gmail.com or 414-704-7089 . This garden has filled for the season. Contact the registrar to be put on the 2013 waiting list.
Northside Gardens
- Black Hawk Middle School
1402 Wyoming Way, behind Black Hawk/Gompers, along Wheeler Road.
The Growing Together School and Community Garden at Black Hawk Middle School was a 2011 Project Orange Thumb garden makeover recipient, a collaboration between Fiskars Brands, Inc., Community Action Coalition, Madison Metropolitan School District, and The Home Depot Foundation. The garden provides 18 plots for community gardening and a large children's garden for the students. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Amber Ault at amberault@yahoo.com or 807-6910. This garden has filled for the season. Contact the registrar to be put on the 2013 waiting list. - Lindbergh Elementary
4500 Kennedy Road, behind Lindbergh Elementary School.
Lindbergh School Community Garden was developed in 2010 and combines 20 10'x20' family plot rental gardens with a school and food pantry garden. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Luke Thao at lukethao@sbcglobal.net or 819-0271. - Majestic Oaks
Located in Oak Park Terrace Mobile Home Community
Majestic Oaks Community Garden is a new raised-bed garden located in Oak Park Terrace Mobile Home Community on Madison's northside. The garden's sole purpose is to collectively grow fresh, nutritious produce to supplement the diets of members of their mobile home community. As such, this garden does not offer individual plot rentals. For more information, contact Marghi Hanneman at baileydawg11@yahoo.com or 819-8652. - Troy (visit Troy Gardens on the web)
North of the 500 block of Troy Drive.
This is a very large garden with 327 plots, including a no-till organic section. For more information or to register for a garden plot, contact Martha Worcester at info@troygardens.org or 240-0409. Registration is usually the first Saturday in March at Lakeview Lutheran Church.
Southside Gardens
- All Saints
2951 Chapel Valley Road, on the grounds of All Saints Lutheran Church
This garden offers 55 plots for community gardening. For more information or to register for a plot, contact All Saints Lutheran Church at 608-276-7729. - Arbor / McDivitt
2509 McDivitt Road, on the grounds of Arbor Covenant Church
This garden provides 12 plots for community gardening. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Jim Stehley at jamesstehley@gmail.com or 608-838-9849. Registration forms are available in the church building. - Badger Fountain of Life Garden
Located in the interior lot at Fountain of Life Family Worship Center, 633 W. Badger Road (the garden is adjacent to the car wash)
This garden provides 80 plots for nearby residents, church members and food pantry needs. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Kate Kollman at katekollman@gmail.com or 608-345-6766. Registration will be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 10am at the Badger Fountain of Life Church located at 633 West Badger Road. - Baird
2200 block of Baird Street, next to CDA housing
This 12 plot garden serves only CDA residents and those living on nearby Baird, Fisher, Taft and Center Streets. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Joe Mathers at or 608-246-4730 ext. 212. - Burr Oaks
Located between Magnolia Lane and Hackberry Lane on the grounds of Lincoln Elementary School, 909 Sequoia Trail
This community garden combines plot rental gardens with a school garden. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Brenda Frary at or 608-628-6164 or Joe Mathers or 608-246-4730 ext. 212. Registration will be held on March 18, 2012 from 2 to 4pm at the South Madison Police Station on Hughes Street, 1/2 block off of South Park Street. - Marlborough Park
Located in the northwest corner of Marlborough Park, which is immediately south of the beltline, between Seminole Highway and Allied Drive
This large garden provides over 160 plots with both till and no-till sections. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Michelle Shively at mshively@cacscw.org or 608-219-6043. Para información en español, llame al Pablo Granados 608-213-2612. This garden has filled for the season. Contact the registrar to be put on the 2013 waiting list. - Moorland
1133 Moorland Road, just east of Wayland Road, behind the Water Utility Building
This large garden has 150 plots of no-till gardening space. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Susie Neas at suzieneas@gmail.com or 608-239-1829. Registration will be held Saturday, March, 2012 from 9-11am at Highland Manor office (10 Malibu Dr.) inside the mobile home park off Moorland Rd. - Rimrock (Green Gardens)
300 block of Englehart Drive, west of Artesian Lane
This garden is mainly a large plot garden due to limited water. Smaller plots are sometimes available. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Joe Mathers at joem@cacscw.org or 608- 246-4730 ext. 212. - Quann (visit Quann Garden on the web)
Located at the intersection of Bram and Koster Streets (behind the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum on the south edge of Quann Park, where the bike path meets Bram Street).
This is a large, no-till, organic garden that includes the Jessica Bullen Memorial Orchard and Quiet Garden. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Cheryl Dewelt Robinson at dewelt@sbcglobal.net or 608-258-8398. Para información en español, llame a Manuela a 608-251-0619. Registration will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Catholic Multi-Cultural Center on Beld Street from 11:30-1:30. All new gardeners MUST attend the meeting in order to receive a plot. Spanish and Hmong translation will be available. - Southdale Community Garden
2609 Country Rose Court
The garden has 20 plots of about 220 sq. ft., two accessible raised beds of 20 sq. ft. each and 10 barrel planters for children. Preference is given to gardeners who are residents of the many nearby apartments. To register for a community garden plot, contact Jon Mullee at info@mapleglenapt.com or 608-256-0057. For more information, contact Jon or Gary Davis at gdavis@facstaff.wisc.edu. Para información en español puedes llamar a Wajid Jenkins at 608-345-8695. - Waunona
5000 block of Raywood Road, in Waunona Park, next to the tennis court
This community garden provides 30 plots of gardening space in Waunona Park. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Renee Stellpflug at 608-442-0086. Para información en español puedes llamar a Renee Stellpflug at 608-442-0086.
Eastside Gardens
- Atwood
North of Atwood Avenue, along the Isthmus bike path
One of Madison's oldest community gardens, this garden has 110 garden plots and offers youth programming for the Goodman Community Center. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Larry Weber at ljweber@wisc.edu or 608-241-0494. - East Main
2000 through 2100 blocks of East Main Street, along the railroad tracks
There is no coordinator for this garden and gardeners don't have permission or a lease from the railroad, which owns the land. Neighbors across East Main Street have traditionally gardened the area across from their house, and non-neighbors who want garden space ask permission at houses across from garden sections that seem empty. - Eastmorland
3501 Hargrove Street (SE corner of Hargrove and Walter Streets).
This small garden has 19 plots for neighborhood residents. Due to limited space, those from outside the neighborhood are encouraged to seek plots at larger gardens elsewhere. For more information, or to register for a community garden plot, contact Jennifer Warnick at eastmorlandgardens@gmail.com.
- McCormick
Located at 702 McCormick Avenue, where McCormick dead-ends into Aberg Avenue
McCormick is a newer garden that began in 2010. The registrar is Linnzi Hodel, linnzi.hodel@gmail.com, at 773-209-2209. Registration will be held on Saturday, March 24th, 2012 from 1pm-3pm in the Hawthorne Library's meeting room. Preference for plots is given to returning gardeners, and second preference is given to new gardeners who show up at registration. - Monona United Methodist Church (Monona)
606 Nichols Road in Monona
This church-based garden serves as a small community garden as well as a food pantry garden. For more information, or to register for a community garden plot, contact Karelyn Hopkins at khopkins@uwhealth.org or 608-577-3185. This garden is now full and taking names for the waiting list for the 2012 season. - North Lawn Avenue Garden
Located near the intersection of East Johnson and East Washington Ave. on North Lawn Ave.
This is a small new garden with just four plots. For more information, or to register for a community garden plot contact the registrars: Victoria Faust and Michael Fay at northlawngarden@gmail.com or 608-575-2795. - Reindahl
Located at 1818 Portage Road (on the south edge of Reindahl Park)
This garden has 200 tilled gardens and 60 no-till plots. Garden registration begins in February for the previous year's gardeners and is open to new gardeners in April. Registration usually closes the first week in May. More information can be found by visiting www.ReindahlGardens.com - Saint Paul
3000 through 3200 blocks of Saint Paul Avenue, along railroad tracks, off Milwaukee Street
This is an organic garden with over 70 garden plots. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Andrea Nelson at andreaxnelson@yahoo.com or 608-242-9808. This garden has filled for the season. Contact the registrar to be put on the 2013 waiting list. - Saint Stephens Community Garden
5700 Pheasant Hill Road in Monona
This church-based community garden has 29 plots dedicated to community gardening as well as food pantry gardening. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Molly Crossen at mollyops@tds.net or 608- 225-6088. The garden is full at this time. Please contact the registrar to put your name on the waiting list. - Truax
Located at 8 Straubel Court, northwest of the intersection of Straubel Street and Rowland Avenue on land adjacent to the East Madison Community Centerommunity Center. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Yimmauj Yang (Hmong and English) at yang.yimmuaj@live.com or 608-234-7851, o
This eastside garden offers 30 plots for community members and also includes a children's garden that provides programming for the youth at East Madison Cr Thao Lor (Hmong) at 608-244-5877 or Erin Lemley (English and Spanish) at afuzzybird@gmail.com. Registration will be held Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 at the East Madison Community Center from 5:30-7. Anyone interested in becoming a gardener should contact Yimmauj Yang to be put on the waiting list and are encouraged to attend the registration to fill out an application.
Westside Gardens
- Bock Community Garden (Middleton)
Located on Highland Way and Cedar Ridge Road in Middleton
All gardens are organic; garden rental preference is given to Middleton residents. This garden includes plot rental gardens, a new fruit orchard as well as a food pantry garden. For plot availability information contact the Garden Registrar at: bockgarden@gmail.com.
- Eagle Heights (visit Eagle Heights
on the web)
West of the intersection of Eagle Heights Drive and Lake Mendota Drive
This garden is one of the largest and oldest community gardens in Madison with 535 plots. For more information or to register for a plot, please visit the website or pick up an application from either the Eagle Heights Community Center, or from the kiosk at the garden. - Hammersley
Located at 6120 Hammersley Road
This is a newer garden with 20 rental plots in a small park next to Falk Elementary. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Chris at hammersley.garden@gmail.com . A joint southwest garden Registration will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 10am - noon at the Meadowood Neighborhood Center. Both returning and new gardeners are recommended to attend registration. - Gammon (visit Gammon
on the web)
110 North Gammon Road (on grounds of Church of the Living Christ Church)
This small garden is a great example of a diverse community garden. Half of the garden's 25 plots are tended by people who are refugees or recent immigrants. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Rachel Weix by filling out the form found at http://www.gammongarden.com/request_plot.php. Registration will be held March 31, 2012 at the Lutheran Church of the Living Christ. From 9:00-9:30am we will register returning gardeners and from 9:30-10:00am we will register those on the Waiting List followed by any walk-ins. All returning gardeners and those on the waiting list will be contacted 1-2 weeks prior to registration as a reminder. - Meadowood
Located on the corner of Leland Drive and Thrush Lane in Meadowood Park
Meadowood Community Garden is located in a small park and has 28 plots and regular youth programming. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Leslie Stephany at leslie.stephany@gmail.com or 608-288-8144. A joint south west garden registration will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 10am - noon at the Meadowood Neighborhood Center. Both returning and new gardeners are recommended to attend registration. - Meadowood Baptist Church
2817 Prairie Road, on the grounds of Meadowood Baptist Church
Founded in 2010, this garden includes 9 plot rental gardens as well as a food pantry garden. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Bill Mattox at billmattox@gmail.com or 608-271-0711. - Middleton Hills
High Road and Apprentice Place
This garden provides 50 garden plots for residents of Middleton Hills. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Becky Ryan at 1ryanfamily@gmail.com or 608-203-6429. - Middleton Outreach Ministries Food Pantry and Community Garden
Located on Evergreen road between Fir Land and Pleasant View Road (next to MOM Food Pantry in Middleton's Industrial Park)
The garden is approximately ¼ acre, and most of the land is dedicated to growing food for MOM's food pantry. 20'x20' garden plots are available at no cost to those who are interested in gardening at this site and donating at least 20% of their harvest to the pantry. Mulch, compost, tools, and many seeds and plants are available for all gardeners. For more information, or to register for a garden plot, contact the registrar, Dan Johnson, at 608-836-1638. - Midvale School and Community Garden (visit Midvale Garden on the web)
502 Caromar Drive
This combination garden offers 26 10'x10' plots for the community as well as a large children's garden for the students of Midvale Elementary. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Monica Jaehnig at sjpartners@tds.net or 608-233-5193. - Old Sauk
East of 700 block of North Westfield Road, 150 feet south of Harvest Hill Road
This garden is located on grounds of Madison Christian Community Church, a partnership of Community of Hope UCC and Advent Lutheran Churches. This garden serves over 50 families as well as a vibrant youth gardening program in collaboration with the Lussier Community Education Center at Wexford Ridge. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Barb Culver at revluc@chorus.net or 608-829-3061. Registration will be held Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 6:30pm at the Madison Christian Community Church located at 7118 Old Sauk Road. Returning and new gardeners are all required to attend. - Prairie Hills
Located in Lucy-Lincoln Heistand Park, north of Raymond Road, east of Frisch Road and west of Prairie Road
This large community garden offers 65 plots for gardening. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Karen Deaton (English) at karendeaton@tds.net or 608-278-8480, Bao Yang (Hmong) at 608-298-0998 and See Vang at 608-276-7803. A joint south west garden registration will be held on Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 10am - noon at the Meadowood Neighborhood Center. Both returning and new gardeners are recommended to attend registration. - Sheboygan (visit Sheboygan Garden
on the web)
4800 block of Sheboygan Avenue, between Hill Farms State Office Building and the Red Cross, near Segoe Road
This vibrant community garden has nearly 90 families gardening on 60 plots. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Leann Tigges at registration@sheboygancommunitygarden.org. - Shorewood Hills
Located north of Shorewood Hills Pool and south of the intersection of Harvard Dr. and Yale Rd.
This garden offers 64 plots for the residents of Shorewood Hills. For more information or to register for a community garden plot, contact Peter Fisher at fishergalloway@yahoo.com or 608-263-4400. - Terra Grower Farm
Terra Grower Farm is a 100-year old family farm located approximately 1 mile north of Middleton on Pheasant Branch Road. The owners would like to offer garden plots to interested community gardeners. The garden is a no chemical/no pesticide gardening space. For more information contact Elliott Long at 608-237-1343. - University Housing
Northeast of Shady Lane and northwest of west edge of Bowdoin Road
For more information or to register for a plot, visit the Eagle Heights website or pick up a form from either the Eagle Heights Community Center or the kiosk at the garden.
Other Dane County Gardens
- Cottage Grove
229 North Main Street, Cottage Grove
This new community garden is located on the grounds of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church and offers 40 garden plots. For more information or to register for a plot, contact Casey Meixelsperger at casey_c3@yahoo.com or 608-963-5251. - Cross Plains Community Garden
Located in the middle of Cross Plains on Park Street directly across from the Cross Plains post office
Bob's Community Garden in the Village of Cross Plains is a new integrated, mixed-use community garden created in the spring of 2011 through the generosity, efforts and vision of many local volunteers within the Cross Plains community. Plots are available to local residents, businesses and community organizations. For more information or to register for a garden plot, contact Jane Hyer at 608-798-2892 or Mary Devitt at 608-798-2080. Registration will be held at the Rosemary Garfoot Public Library, which is located at 2107 Julius Street, Cross Plains, WI 53528 - (608) 798-3881. Garden on-site registration will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012 during Cross Plains' annual Trout Day and Community Garage sale celebration. - Oregon
103 N. Alpine Parkway
This community garden is located on the grounds of Peoples United Methodist Church and offers 16 garden plots. For more information or to register for a garden plot, contact Barb Feeney at bafeeney@gmail.com or 608-843-2272. - Stoughton
525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton
This organic community garden is located on the grounds of Stoughton United Methodist Church at 525 Lincoln Avenue. For more information or to register for a garden plot, contact Tom Lynch at tlynch@ci.stoughton.wi.us or 608-873-6746. - Sun Prairie
Located on Linnerud Drive, between the Library and Aquatic Center
This organic community garden is sponsored by the City of Sun Prairie Public Works Department and has 162 garden plots available to be reserved by City of Sun Prairie residents only. For more information or to register for a garden plot, contact the registrar, Bob Holling at rholling@cityofsunprairie.com or or 837-3050, or register through the City of Sun Prairie Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department office located in the Westside Community Service Building, 2598 West Main Street during business hours, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Payment is due at the time that a plot is reserved. Payment is accepted via CHECK or CASH only.
