Community gardens

Belgrave Food Garden Community Garden

The Belgrave Food Garden community garden is a little oasis situated behind the cameo cinema, we encourage all the community to visit us to share the harvest of the garden and enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the space.

Flame Community Garden

Flame Community Garden welcomes everyone to visit the garden and help yourself to produce. Come along to a working bee or help out in our care of the garden roster.

Healesville Community Garden

Growing delicious food and getting creative is what we love doing at Healesville Community Garden. Join us in the Yarra Valley, and online, to have some fun and connect with inspiring people.

Lilydale Community Gardens

Lilydale Community Gardens are unique and truly accessible due to their location on the footpath along a main road outside a shopping strip.

Mooroolbark Community Garden

This ‘pop up’ garden in Mooroolbark was established in 2023 and is well on its way to producing food for the traders and local community members. Easy access to the site will make it popular with people passing by to use the library or Hookey Park.

Tecoma Community Garden

Tecoma Community Garden has 18 plots, a shared orchard, general flower garden/pollinator areas and a compost bin system which is managed by all plot holders.

Warburton Community Garden (Edible Warburton)

The Warburton community tends a volunteer-run community garden in the middle of town, where food is grown with the intention to share and everyone is encouraged to 'pick what you need.'

Yarra Glen Living and Learning Centre Garden Group's Edible Forest

Learn more about Yarra Glen Living and Learning Centre Garden Group's Edible Forest Community Garden.

Yarra Valley ECOSS Community Garden

Yarra Valley ECOSS is a not-for-profit community organisation on a 7.4 hectare former poultry farm, now a permaculture designed farm, at Wesburn.

If you’re considering establishing a community garden contact Yarra Ranges Council on 1300 368 333 and ask to speak to a Community Development Officer for the Upper Yarra, Yarra Valley, Hills or Urban region. Council Officers can discuss your ideas and steer you through the process to establish a viable and successful community garden.

To find out what's involved in setting up and running a garden download our Community Garden Guidelines.(PDF, 2MB)