Culture and Recreation, Rockville Reports

Test Your Green Thumb with a Rockville Garden Plot

Yard too small for that spring harvest you’ve always dreamed of?

The City of Rockville has 159 garden plots, approximately 25-by-25 feet, available for rent at Woottons Mill Park for growing food and other plants.

The cost is $80 per plot for nonresidents; Rockville residents pay $55 per plot. Registration for the garden plot program opens Jan. 7. The season runs April 1-Nov. 11.

The city provides water spigots and mulch; gardeners are responsible for fencing, weed barriers, hoses, tools and other gardening supplies.

Registration forms can be found at www.rockvillemd.gov/gardenplots. Call the Rockville Civic Center’s main office number, 240-314-8660, for more information.