Granville & 7th TEMPORary Community Garden
The Granville & 7th Temporary Community Garden is a temporary growing space in the South Granville neighbourhood of Vancouver, BC, Canada. The garden is located at the corner of Granville Street & 7th Ave. West. The temporary growing space was assembled in October 2019 and has 100 community garden beds, in addition to seating, garden art and a community noticeboard! This allotment garden is for community members to grow food and flowers.
To contact the garden manager of Granville & 7th Temporary Community Garden, please email: garden@communitygardenbuilders.com
Recent Garden Blog & Updates
Despite the days being short and the weather being cold and wet, the garden will remain open all through the winter.
Cleaning out your beds cuts down on rotting vegetation and gives the garden a tidy look through the winter months.
GARDEN RULES & GARDENER AGREEMENT
In order to participate in the garden spaces, we require each Gardener to adhere to our Garden Rules and agree to the Gardener Agreement.
NEW GARDENER FAQ
1) Who can join the garden? Anyone! We aim to create an accessible, welcoming space for all community members to participate.
2) What does it mean to 'join' the Granville & 7th Temporary Community Garden? Each new gardener can sign up to use 1 to 3 garden beds to grow food and flowers. Each bed is 4' x 3.3', offering 13 sq. ft. of growing space/bed. The cost of using each garden bed is $15/year/bed. This includes: access to great soil in a raised bed, water access (garden hoses) and monthly emails and updates. Please let us know if the annual Garden Fees are restrictive; we aim to create an accessible growing space for all community members.
3) How long will the garden last? In short: one growing season at a time. We take each year growing season by growing season, and we'll be sure to let any gardeners know about future plans for the property.
Any more questions, please contact: garden@communitygardenbuilders.com
Granville & 7th HISTORY
The former location of the Granville & 7th was once home to a parking lot, and an art gallery. Alongside the former Ian Tan Gallery was a mural created by Vancouver’s Milan Basic - a painting by Hamilton-based Kristofir Dean.
Garden Allocation Map & concept Designs
BEFORE the GARDEN
During Garden build
AFTER GARDEN INSTALLATION
Growing Season
Garden Blog posts & Updates
Despite the days being short and the weather being cold and wet, the garden will remain open all through the winter.
November 1st marks the deadline for putting your beds to rest for the winter.
Cleaning out your beds cuts down on rotting vegetation and gives the garden a tidy look through the winter months.
The heat has started to wane, and sweater season is almost upon us.
If you're going to be out of town for more than a couple days, here are the three best ways to keep your plants happy and well-watered.
Consider asking a friend or neighbour, or place a ‘Water Me’ sign on your bed so that other gardeners know to help out.
Demand for growing space is so high right now, and we want to put each and every bed to use.
Our little garden can be quite an oasis. Let’s keep the good vibes going.
Granville & 7th Wailist
To contact the garden manager of the Granville & 7th Temporary Community Garden, please email: garden@communitygardenbuilders.com