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Green Thumbed or Not, Rockville has Garden Plots

Green Thumbed or Not, Rockville has Garden Plots

Check your thumb. Is it green? Perhaps you have a knack for gardening, but not the space, and are ready to move onto something a little more challenging than your window box.

 

The City of Rockville has 178 garden plots, measuring 20-by-25 feet, available for rent at Woottons Mill Park (on Hurley Avenue) where you can test your gardening chops.

The cost is $55 for Rockville residents, $80 for nonresidents. Registration for the garden plot program opens Jan. 2 and the season runs from April 1-Nov. 11.

The city provides six water spigots throughout the garden area; gardeners are responsible for fencing, weed barriers, hoses, tools and other gardening supplies.

Registration forms will be posted at www.rockvillemd.gov/gardenplots in January. Call Rockville Civic Center’s main office number, 240-314-8660, for more information.