Public Space Gardening

Gardens provide neighbourhood residents with the opportunity to become engaged in a healthy recreation activity while growing nutritious food, meeting neighbours, building community, learning about the growing cycle and beautifying open space. 

What type of garden is right for you?

There are several ways to access City-owned land for gardening. Residents can rent plots in allotment gardens or follow the City's guidelines to install a boulevard garden, volunteers can form a collective to organize and maintain a community garden, and non-profit community organizations can apply to use vacant City-owned property to grow gardens.

Allotment Gardens

Allotment gardens are a series of garden plots operated by the City of Saskatoon and rented out to individuals. Often they are offered for the purpose of food production and may be developed to support food security. In allotment gardens, the parcels are cultivated individually, and there is no requirement to contribute to a larger group (e.g., donating surplus produce, building community, forming partnerships, etc.). 

Allotment gardens are different from other community garden types where the common areas/entire area are tended collectively by a group of people for the purpose of broader societal benefit.

There are 95 garden plots located at 218 Gladstone Crescent. Click here for location details and pricing.  

For more information on City-run allotment gardens contact: 
Parks at parks@saskatoon.ca or 306-975-3300

Community Gardens 

Community gardens are plots of land where community volunteers form a collective to produce food, flowers, native and ornamental plants, edible berries and food perennials on public or private lands. The garden collective takes initiative and responsibility for organizing, maintaining and managing the garden area. This participation builds skills and creates positive community development that is widely accessible to a diverse range of people.

If you are interested in community gardening, find your neighbourhood on the map to contact the Community Garden Coordinator near you. 

For more information on how to start a new community garden contact: 
Community Development at community.consultant@saskatoon.ca or 306-975-3378

Boulevard Gardens

Boulevard gardens can create beautiful and diverse streetscapes, add character to neighbourhoods, and increase feelings of community pride and safety. They also increase ecological diversity and create habitat for insects and birds. 

If you are interested in gardening on the boulevard space adjacent to your home, please familiarize yourself with the Boulevard Garden Guidelines, including where gardens are permitted, what approvals are required, what types of gardens are allowed and the expectations for maintenance. Following these guidelines will ensure you comply with all City of Saskatoon bylaws.  Please note the Median Gardens Pilot program has concluded and will no longer be accepting applicants.

Vacant Lot Gardens

Non-profit community organizations can apply to use vacant City-owned property for growing gardens. Learn more at Vacant Lot & Adaptive Reuse Strategy.

Healthy Yards

Having a healthy yard and garden benefits you and your community. For tips and tricks on home gardening, growing food, composting, water conservation, pesticide reduction and more, visit Healthy Yards.