Community gardens
Gardening in your neighbourhood
Community and verge gardening can beautify your neighbourhood, boost biodiversity and help you connect with like-minded people. Our Community Gardens Policy(PDF, 1MB) provides an outline of how community gardens are established in our area and what you need to know if you'd like to plant on the grass verge in front of where you live.
- Community gardens are a unique form of open space where people can grow organic vegetables and fruits, learn about sustainability and connect with others. Community gardens in Woollahra are managed by not-for-profit, volunteer run organisations and can provide for a wide range of environmental and social benefits.
- Verge Gardens are garden beds that are established on the nature strip, or road reserve that are managed by an individual, or group of local residents. Find tips for planting your verge and full details of how to apply for consent.
Community Gardens
There are currently three community gardens within the Woollahra local government area. These areas provide space to create beautiful gardens for the local community, where people can learn, socialise, have fun, and grow organic fruit and vegetables. The gardens are also used by Council’s Sustainability and Waste teams to conduct community workshops and presentations.
1. Paddington Community Garden at Trumper Park was established in 2008. The site is fenced and includes individual garden plots, shared plots, a shelter, water tanks and seating.
- Location: access via Quarry Street. The garden is between the Palms Tennis Courts and the Council Nursery.
- Membership and information: visit the Paddington Community Garden website.
2. Rose Bay Community Garden was established in 2014. The area is fenced and includes individual garden plots, shared plots, shelter and a shed.
3. Cooper Park Community Garden was established in 2017. The site is fenced and includes individual garden plots, shared plots, a shed and seating.
Communal Gardens
A communal garden is an open space, with no locked gates or fences, no individual garden plots, and no formal memberships. These gardens are generally managed by a committed group of local residents.
Holdsworth Communal Garden provides a space for the local community to grow and harvest organic produce. The gates are unlocked and anybody from the community is welcome to have input into, and harvest from the site. This garden also acts as a demonstration site for how rainwater can be used to grow and sustain a garden.
- Location: 64 Holdsworth St, Woollahra (at the rear of the Holdsworth Community Centre). Alternate access at the end of Spicer Lane.
- The group caring for the garden usually meet on site on Monday afternoons around 4pm.
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