Now that spring is just a few days away, we’re here to herb your enthusiasm with a roundup of local community gardens managed by the Charleston Parks Conservancy to cultivate your green thumb.
Whether you’re looking to work with a group and share the fruit or solo grow your harvest, these local spots are tilled and ready to turnip this growing season. 🍅
Magnolia Park and Community Garden
, 720 Magnolia Rd.
Magnolia Park is the newest + largest community garden
to date for the Charleston Parks Conservancy.
The area offers 60 individually leased, raised garden beds, a free library for books + info on gardening, rain barrels, a greenhouse, a compost area, and a covered area for cleaning vegetables. Volunteer at Magnolia Community Garden on March 22 or March 29.
Medway Community Garden
, 2069 Medway Rd.
Medway Community Garden offers 60 plots with 12 community beds. Vegetables harvested from Medway Community Garden are donated to local food pantries or offered to volunteers. Lend a hand
from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Sat., March 19.
Corrine Jones Community Garden
, 36 Marlow Dr.
Officially open
as of December 2019, this community garden is located at Corrine Jones Park, which offers a playground, picnic tables and benches, and athletic fields in addition to 60 community beds. Join other volunteers
on March 23 + 30 from 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Charleston Parks Conservancy asks volunteers to fill out this general volunteer form to lend a hand — or a green thumb. Check out the full volunteer calendar .
Special shoutout to Elliotborough Park, which served as the first neighborhood-built community vegetable garden
in the city before it closed in 2019. However, you can still enjoy the park at 184 Line St. from sunrise to sunset.