Interested in a Community Garden? Click to go to the Community Garden Online Application

If you are interested in gardening along the Southwest Corridor, you can:

• Volunteer. Particpate in volunteer days to maintain plants and landscaping. Volunteers transplant, weed, prune and do general clean-up on various days during the spring, summer and fall. Email [email protected] to be added to our email list of volunteers, and/or check this website and our Facebook page for annoucements of volunteer days.
  
  
• Be a Garden Steward. Volunteer to be a steward who takes care of a designated area in the corridor. You can see examples of gardens cared for by volunteers on the Maps page on this website. Email [email protected] for more information.
  
  
• Apply for a Community Garden. Apply for a space in one of the seven Community Gardens along the corridor. Use the Online Application for Community Gardens to apply.
  
  
• Read More on the SWCP Map Page
• Online Application for Community Gardens

For Garden Stewards and Volunteers: Thoughts about Planting

If you have volunteered to maintain one of the gardens in the SWC, you may have empty spots that need replanting. Talk with conservancy board members and other gardeners to think about what to plant. Find out about the original landscape plans to see what was originally envisioned for the space. Consider native species, especially any that will do well during dry summer months with minimal watering. Avoid invasive plants by reviewing the invasive plant lists provided here. Take your time and consider the balance of plants in the garden you are working with and make a choice that you and your neighbors will enjoy.

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