View NeighborSpace in a larger map The garden was started by three long-time residents of the West Humboldt Park community. They wanted to improve the safety and education for the children in the neighborhood. It was created to be a place where children can learn gardening skills and come together as part of the community… Read more Children’s Garden of Hope
View NeighborSpace in a larger map External site Campbell Co-Op Community Garden is located in Humboldt Park. A youth program is run out of the garden each summer, and a harvest of vegetables and flowers are sold through HomeGrown Chicago Farmers Market at 2626 W. Division Street.
View NeighborSpace in a larger map The Betty Swan Community Arboretum is a living laboratory in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood where residents, students, and treekeepers learn about and practice caring for city trees. This arboretum was previously called the Arthington Community Garden, created by Betty Swan in 1997, a resident leader of the 3800 W.… Read more Betty Swan Community Arboretum
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View NeighborSpace in a larger map This garden was born after a house was torn down in the neighborhood, leaving a vacant lot that the block club decided to clean up and transform into a beautified community space. The garden specializes in flowers, including perennials such as Easter lilies. Contact: 773.239.0722
View NeighborSpace in a larger map Community organizing for this garden started in 2008. Over the years, this space has been transformed from a concrete lot into a flourishing garden thanks to the support of community residents, local churches, schools and organizations. The garden is run as an allotment garden, so each garden bed is… Read more 6062Trees: Sembrando Bajo el Sol
View NeighborSpace in a larger map Contact: DeWayne Jefferson at 618-708-1200 or ggnchicago@gmail.com . The Jelly Bean Garden, located at 2125 W. Adams, is a community garden planned by residents to make a colorful and beautiful impact on the neighborhood. The garden began in the summer of 2009 as an empty lot strewn with garbage… Read more Jelly Bean Garden
View NeighborSpace in a larger map External website The Winthrop Avenue Family Historical Garden was established by the City of Chicago 46th Ward, Uptown United, and the surrounding community to recognize the founding families’ contribution to the Uptown neighborhood and to provide green development in an urban residential setting. The garden brings together the residential and commercial neighbors, building… Read more Winthrop Family Historical Garden
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