Join the Garden

Thank you for your interest in joining the community gardens! Please read the garden information and rules before beginning the application process. If garden spaces are currently full, we still encourage those who wish to obtain a garden plot to submit an application as each year has a turnover of gardeners who for one reason or another are not coming back for the next season.

Garden Membership Overview

Community Garden Program provides:

  1. Water (regulated by the city and weather conditions)
  2. Free, unlimited mulch for pathways
  3. Tools & wheelbarrows on site

Gardeners are responsible for:

  1. Annual program participation fee
  2. 4 hours (or more) of community service assistance for the garden per plot per year
  3. A clearly worked, weeded and harvested plot all growing season
  4. Clear, weed-free, mulched pathways around their plot
  5. Seeds
  6. Organic fertilizer
  7. Hoses
  8. Sprinklers or drip irrigation systems
  9. Hand tools
  10. Any additional plot needs
  11. Maintaining current address, phone numbers and email address with the garden board


Garden Rules

Garden rules may be read here:   Garden Rules

En Español: Reglas de Los Jardines Comunitarios de Glenwood Springs

Garden Code of Conduct may be read here:   Garden Code of Conduct

Please read the rules carefully. It is a significant commitment of time and energy to be part of a community garden. ALL  GARDENERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING FAMILIAR WITH AND FOLLOWING ALL GARDEN RULES.   

Ready to Apply?

Fill Out Online Application: 2019 ONLINE GARDEN APPLICATION
OR
Download Application: 2019 GARDEN APPLICATION

2019 Plot Measurements and Fees

Garden Diagram

City of Glenwood Springs Garden Waiver – Must send notarized with your application
(UPS and all banks in town have a notary on staff to help perform this service)


Contact Us

Questions:  Please send an email to scarecrow@glenwoodcommunitygarden.com

Mail:  Send to PO Box 4534, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602

We are looking forward to another great year in the garden and having you join us!


2019 Board Members

President: Kirsten Gauthier-Newbury
Vice President: John Gorman
Treasurer: April Walker
Secretary: Joe Bob Bower
On-site Garden Manager: Karen Garrison
Fundraising: Nikki Seelye
Education and Community Outreach: OPEN