Canterbury Community Garden

About Canterbury Community Garden

 

Canterbury Community Garden, originally a Victory Garden, was created during World War II for residents of Cleveland Heights to grow their own vegetables. The one-and-a-half acre plot of land, located next to Canterbury Elementary School, is owned by the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District. Today, 70 people contribute directly to the planning of the current plots. Families are a large part of our membership, but everyone is welcome to share their love of gardening.

 

Our garden is surrounded by a five foot cyclone fence, with beautiful trees and bushes accenting the property. The entire area of the space being approximately 120' wide by 300' deep. We have about 48 plots, 10 by 50 feet with a main service pathway down the middle. The entrance is located in the northeast end of the garden, where a gate can be opened by a key. (The central gate is padlocked year round.) When visiting, you'll see a water spigot with hose connections on the east end, and a compositing area by the west. Our whole land is ready to be used!

 

Our gardeners grow a wide variety of vegetables, herbs, flowers and fruit, including berries.  In fact,  our goal as a group is to grow organic vegetables. Gardeners are expected to care for their own plots at least once a week during the growing season. A volunteer committee of member gardeners sets rules and policies, and manages the garden's daily affairs.