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CITY OF SYDNEY (2023)

St Helen’s Community Garden

GARDEN TYPE
Community

Most community gardens will have hosts present during their opening hours.

OPENING HOURS

Saturday

10:00 am
— 12:00 noon

Sunday

9:00 am
— 12:00 noon
STORY

NOTE: Garden members will be on hand throughout opening times at this garden

Our communal, organic garden started with a meeting in May 2012. We work together to grow herbs and vegetables in communal plots and share all the produce.

Our garden has around thirty garden beds and tubs in all, some of which are wicking beds to help save water. We use rainwater for irrigation. We have seventeen compost bins, twelve worm farms and some worm towers and also host a native stingless beehive. We try to grow our plants from organic seeds and seeds we save ourselves and use heritage varieties, where possible.

There are informative labels on many of our plants so garden members and passers by can learn more about what we grow. Our garden is successful as a productive garden, a community hub and a lovely place to just sit and spend time. It works because of the enthusiastic and committed people who take part in our weekly communal gardening sessions.

SUBURB
GARDEN FEATURES
Bush Tucker, Composting, Container/Pot Garden, Fruit Trees, Green Wall/Vertical Garden, Native Bees, Veggie Beds, Water Tanks, Wicking Beds, Worm Farms
SAFETY
Child Friendly, Wheelchair/Pram Friendly, Partial Wheelchair Access, Ramps
PLANTS FOR SALE?
No
PETS ALLOWED?
Yes
DEMONSTRATIONS

This garden will not be running demonstrations during this trail.

GARDEN TOURS

This garden will not be running scheduled tours during this trail.