Welcome to ColumbiaGardeners.com,
a site for community gardeners in Maryland's Howard County.


What is Columbia Gardeners?

Columbia Gardeners, Inc. is a nonprofit organization providing gardening opportunities in Howard County. 
We offer garden plots at three locations (Elkhorn, Long Reach, and West Side). Currently, Columbia Gardeners serves gardeners with over 600 plots. 
Each site offers garden plots that are approximately 20X25 feet, access to these plots by common pathways, centrally located water supplies, common compost bins, wood chips, parking, a locking entrance gate, and picnic tables. 
Gardeners are responsible for fencing (except at the 2010 expansion plots at Elkhorn and Long Reach which have a fence surrounding the entire set of new gardens), tilling/digging, planting, watering, weeding, and performing 4 hours of site service per plot per year.
In addition Elkhorn and Long Reach sites have a new set of gardens surround by a fence for organic gardening.
We have a variety of  social and educational events during the gardening year, April through October including talks by Master Gardeners, talks by regional gardening experts, seed exchanges, garden work days, bird walks, butterfly walks, plant diagnostic workshops, garden tours, and picnics.

Where are the sites?

Elkhorn I and II (organic) – 6669 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21045 (near Dobbin Road)
Long Reach I and II (organic)  – 6110 Old Dobbin Road, Columbia, MD 21045 (near Tamar) 
West Side  – 6840 Martin Road, Columbia, MD 21044 (near Freetown Road)

How do I apply?

We currently have a waiting list for the gardening year.  If you would like to be added to the list, please contact us by sending an email to
ColumbiaGardeners@gmail.com

If you do not have an email account, send a letter to
Columbia Gardeners
P.O. Box 193
Columbia, MD 21045
 

Please include the following information in the email or letter:

*Full name, phone numbers, email addresses, home address
*Your site preference
*If you want to be / agree to be an organic gardener
*A paragraph about your gardening experience (Previous gardening experience is not required in order to rent a plot)
*How you heard about Columbia Gardeners 

When a spot becomes available from the waiting list at your preferred site, you will be notified by the site manager.