Community Gardens

Community Gardens at Hoffman Park

Rent a Garden Plot!

Do you like to garden, but don’t have the space at home? Rent a 20 x 30 foot plot at Hoffman Park and grow your own vegetables, fruits, herbs, plants, and flowers.

Rental Fee

Resident Resident Senior

$60.00 $51.00 Non-Resident $90.00 Non-Resident Senior $77.00 Rentals are available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning December 5 for residents and December 12 for non-residents. Those who rented last year will be able to renew the same plot as last year if registered by March 31, 2023.

To rent, please complete our new Community Garden Registration Form found in the forms section of our website. The form will be posted by December 4. Return your completed form with payment to the Community Center. Renters will be notified of their plot number and additional information early April.

More information, including the Guidelines for Use are available on our website, carypark.com.

Give Back Gardens

2022 Growing Season 2100 lbs

Harvested & Donated to the Cary-Grove Food Pantry The Demonstration Gardens at Hoffman Park are six gardens maintained by local volunteers. All of the harvest is donated to the Cary Grove Food Pantry.

This year all of our volunteers harvested over 2,100 pounds of produce. The nutritious and organic produce is donated to the Cary Grove Food Pantry. Since 2011, the Give Back Gardens have produced over 16,000 lbs of produce, all of which was donated to the Food Pantry.

If you are interested in volunteering at the Demonstration Gardens, please contact the Cary Park District at 847.639.6100.