Full Review: Mountain View Community Garden

The Mountain View Community Gardens in just down the block from the Mountain View Senior Center. Plots are open to people age 55 and over who are Mountain View city residents.  There is usually a waiting list but since there is turnover each year, register as soon as you can.

 

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               Garden gate                             Rows of plots

 

There is a garden committees consisting of current gardeners who help the city establish and enforce garden rules.  Gardeners are to keep their plots productive and attractive at all times.  They have free access to garden tools, hoses, frames, trash receptacles and water and must maintain these free supplies.  Supplies are kept in the shed.

 

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            Free water hoses                          Tool shed

 

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                                Vegetables and plants

 

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                    Roses                            More plots in the back

 

The garden is locked and each gardener is given the combination.  The garden is meant to be a community environment so people help each other and ask questions.  There are a few picnic tables for residents to rest, eat and socialize.

 

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               Picnic tables                        Residents watering