Hoping to work on your green thumb? Check out one of these 34 community gardens in D.C. Nearly all of them are administered by the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation and overseen by volunteer garden managers whom you’ll have to contact to secure a plot. Good luck, and be patient: The waitlists can be long.
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Where to find community gardens in D.C.
There are dozens spread across the city, waiting to be tilled
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1. Bruce Monroe Community Garden
3000 Georgia Avenue, NW, Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
Washington, DC 20001
Neighborhood: Park View
Number of plots: 214
2. Euclid Street Community Garden
1412 Euclid St NW
Washington, DC 20009
Washington, DC 20009
Neighborhood: Columbia Heights
Number of plots: 40
3. Kalorama Community Garden
1865 Kalorama Rd NW
Washington, DC 20009
Washington, DC 20009
Neighborhood: Kalorama Triangle
Number of plots: 19
4. West End Community Garden
1275 25th St NW
Washington, DC 20037
Washington, DC 20037
Neighborhood: West End
Number of plots: 20
5. Friendship Community Garden
4500 Van Ness St NW
Washington, DC 20016
Washington, DC 20016
Neighborhood: Friendship Heights
Number of plots: 50
6. Newark Street Community Garden
3307-3499 39th St NW
Washington, DC 20016
Washington, DC 20016
Neighborhood: McLean Gardens
Number of plots: 220
7. Palisades Community Garden
5200 Sherier Pl NW
Washington, DC 20016
Washington, DC 20016
Neighborhood: Palisades
Number of plots: 20
8. Emery Community Garden
&, Missouri Avenue Northwest, 9th St NW
Washington, DC 20011
Washington, DC 20011
Neighborhood: Brightwood
Number of plots: 40
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9. Fort Stevens Community Garden
1327 Van Buren St NW
Washington, DC 20012
Washington, DC 20012
Neighborhood: Brightwood
Number of plots: 9
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10. Hamilton Community Garden
1340 Hamilton St NW
Washington, DC 20011
Washington, DC 20011
Neighborhood: 16th Street Heights
Number of plots: 8
11. Takoma Community Garden
300 Van Buren St NW
Washington, DC 20012
Washington, DC 20012
Neighborhood: Takoma
Number of plots: 11
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12. Twin Oaks Community Garden
1390 Taylor St NW
Washington, DC 20011
Washington, DC 20011
Neighborhood: Petworth
Number of plots: 62
13. Upshur Community Garden
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14. National Arboretum Youth Garden
2412 Rand Pl NE
Washington, DC 20002
Washington, DC 20002
Neighborhood: Northeast
Number of plots: No individual plots
15. Edgewood Community Garden
300 Evarts St NE
Washington, DC 20002
Washington, DC 20002
Neighborhood: Edgewood
Number of plots: 10
16. Harry Thomas Community Garden
1743 Lincoln Rd NE
Washington, DC 20002
Washington, DC 20002
Neighborhood: Eckington
Number of plots: 16
17. Langdon Youth and Community Garden
2901 20th St NE
Washington, DC 20018
Washington, DC 20018
Neighborhood: Langdon
Number of plots: 22
18. Noyes Community Garden
1000 Franklin St NE
Washington, DC 20017
Washington, DC 20017
(202) 424-3325
Neighborhood: Brookland
Number of plots: 7
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19. Taft Field Community Garden
1800 Perry St NE
Washington, DC 20018
Washington, DC 20018
Neighborhood: Brookland
Number of plots: 10
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20. Theodore Hagans Community Garden
3201 Fort Lincoln Dr NE
Washington, DC 20018
Washington, DC 20018
Neighborhood: Fort Lincoln
Number of plots: No individual plots
21. Turkey Thicket Community Garden
1100 Michigan Ave NE
Washington, DC 20017
Washington, DC 20017
Neighborhood: University Heights
Number of plots: 15
22. Lovejoy Community Garden
E St NE
Washington, DC 20002
Washington, DC 20002
Neighborhood: Capitol Hill
Number of plots: 18
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23. Southwest Community Garden
24. Virginia Avenue Community Garden
1098 9th St SE
Washington, DC 20003
Washington, DC 20003
Neighborhood: Capitol Riverfront
Number of plots: 80
25. Benning Park Community Garden
5100 Southern Ave SE
Washington, DC 20019
Washington, DC 20019
Neighborhood: Marshall Heights
Number of plots: 16
26. Hillcrest Community Garden
3100 Denver St SE
Washington, DC 20020
Washington, DC 20020
Neighborhood: Hillcrest
Number of plots: 14
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27. Lederer Community Garden
4801 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE
Washington, DC 20019
Washington, DC 20019
(202) 727-8061
Neighborhood: Lincoln Heights
Number of plots: 40
28. Soilful City Community Garden
Dix St NE & 53rd St NE
Washington, DC 20019
Washington, DC 20019
Neighborhood: Grant Park
Number of plots: No individual plots
29. Marvin Gaye Community Garden
15 61st St NE
Washington, MD 20019
Washington, MD 20019
Neighborhood: Grant Park
Number of plots: 24
30. Douglass Community Garden
1898 Stanton Terrace SE
Washington, DC 20020
Washington, DC 20020
Neighborhood: Douglass
Number of plots: 9
31. Ferebee Hope Community Garden
3999 8th St SE
Washington, DC 20032
Washington, DC 20032
Neighborhood: Washington Highlands
Number of plots: 11
32. Fort Greble Community Garden
Martin Luther King Jr Ave SW & Elmira St SW
Washington, DC 20032
Washington, DC 20032
Neighborhood: Bellevue
Number of plots: 9
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33. Fort Stanton Community Garden
1812 Erie St SE
Washington, DC 20020
Washington, DC 20020
Neighborhood: Fort Stanton
Number of plots: 9
34. Mothers Peace Community Garden
Mississippi Ave SE & 13th St SE
Washington, DC 20032
Washington, DC 20032
Neighborhood: Congress Heights
Number of plots: No individual plots
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