Croydon Community Garden

Croydon Community Garden
Township/suburb:
Croydon
Municipality:
Maroondah
Contact name:
Greg Matthews
Phone:
9723 8123
Address:
5 Trawalla Road, Croydon, 3136
Notes (in their own words):

This garden is allotment-based.

There are 76 allotments (with most being 36 square metres), plus 6 raised garden beds, for a total size of 3,000 square metres. Membership is $10-20 pa, which includes an allotment, water and access to equipment (spades, forks, barrows, mowers, etc).

The garden has been in operation since the 1980s. Its purpose is to enable each person to grow things on their own individual allotment, with any excess to be shared with other allotment holders. There is a diversity of cultures/nationalities within the gardens, including heritance of; Anglo Saxons; Italians; Greek; Malaysian; Burmese; Mexican; South America; and Baltics. Members members learn from each other and try different plants, methods of cultivation and how to grow plants.

  • Croydon Community Garden
  • Croydon Community Garden
  • Croydon Community Garden
  • Croydon Community Garden
  • Croydon Community Garden