Calders garden was established in 2014, with the support of Wester Hailes Growing Communities. There are over 60 growing plots in the garden, managed both communally and by local households.

The group meet regularly on Saturdays and hold the occasional community event. They’ve also opened up the garden for several educational opportunities, including for Clovie Primary School kids to learn about seasonal changes, Edinburgh College students working towards their John Muir Award, and 1st year Architecture and Design students at Edinburgh University – who studied the area and presented their ideas to the local community.

Fun Fact: The site houses a decade old forest garden surrounding the site, which is often used to run tree pruning workshops.

There are plots available for people to take on, so if you’re local and interested please get in touch!

Keep updated via their Facebook Page.

Broomhouse Growers are a group of residents with a goal to create and maintain a ‘community food hub’ project by and for local people in a way that brings local folk together in a positive, supportive outdoor space.

What started as a small community garden of 10 growers has turned into an integral part of the community, with such abundant harvests (helped along by a polytunnel and lots of enthusiasm from gardeners) that the group have frequently set-up a market stall to give away produce to the community! They also donate food to local foodbanks, the Space café, and share among themselves.

In late 2022-early 2023 work began to develop a second site to compliment the garden, and the group have transformed a once grassy, empty space into a thriving Community Orchard.

The group are always on the look out for new members – no need to be a gardening expert as all training and tools are provided!

Fun Fact: Several members of the group are very talented in the kitchen, which makes for some fantastic sides and desserts at garden BBQs, featuring lots of produce from the garden of course!

Take a look at their Facebook Page, to see what they’ve been upto recently.

Bingham Community Garden was constructed during 2018/19 by local residents supported by Community Alliance Trust. Bingham Growers Association (BOA) now deals with the day to day management.

There are growing beds and a poly tunnel. for locals to produce fruit, veg, and flowers. Anyone living in Bingham and adjoining areas that support the goals of the project are welcome to join after becoming a BOA member.

Keep up to date on the Facebook page.

Calders Plinth Garden was built by City of Edinburgh Council, is next to Dunsyre House in The Calders. There are eight plots which local people use to grow fruit, veg, and flowers.

If you are local to the garden and would like a plot of your own, get in touch with Pippa to find out if there is one available!

The plots at Moredun Multis were established by City of Edinburgh Council, and have recently been refurbished to be  become wheelchair accessible. The site is coordinated by the local residents group, with plots allocated to those who live in the surrounding buildings – please get in touch if you’d like to get involved.

Greendykes Community Garden has been transformed from a disused space after it’s closure during lockdown, to a working community garden – all thanks to some enthusiastic (and very productive!) residents. There are 20+ raised beds for residents to take on and get growing, with around 13 currently in use – so get in touch if you’d like to adopt a bed.

Throughout spring 2023, a group of neighbours were supported by Community Gardener Paul to get the site straightened out, which included days spent braving the cold to weed and prep the site, before taking part in workshops on tree pruning, composting, and growing produce – with lots of new skills learned! The space looks fantastic, and is a great example of what community initiative and determination can do.

Hamilton Wynd Community Garden is a small garden of eight raised beds, originally developed by City of Edinburgh Council, and more recently renovated by the Growing Youth team in 2023 to make them more accessible for those with mobility struggles – a real asset to the space.

If you’re a berry lover – this garden will be heaven! The group have hosted several fruit planting days, with the garden now home to a number of different fruit bushes – raspberries, red currants, gooseberries, blueberries, white currants, which have given the gardeners plenty of delicious harvests, perfect for home baking or to enjoy as a treat while enjoying the space.

There are some raised beds available for residents that want to use their green thumbs, and the group are keen for local people to use and look after the space, including the wildlife area, fruit bushes, and flower bed. Get in touch if you’re interested!

Hawkhill and Nisbett courts are home to a small but lovely community of twelve gardeners that grow a range of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers in plots originally developed by City of Edinburgh Council for residents.

Experienced gardener Rab, who we chatted to in this blog post, is a real asset to the group and local residents, both for his gardening knowledge and advice, and his talent for growing all sorts of produce and sharing it among neighbours to use in home recipes – his tomatoes are particularly famous!

‘I’m a very relaxed person and I think that’s in part due to being outside all the time, the garden gives me another space outside the home so I’m not stuck indoors.’ – Rab, Hawkill and Nisbett Court gardener

All plots are currently all in use, but don’t let that stop you popping in for a chat with neighbours if you live locally, there’s a number of benches perfect for getting together with a cuppa to enjoy the garden.

Dumbiedykes Growers are a welcoming bunch of around ten folk that have really shown you can be creative in how and where you community garden, as they’ve gotten busy beautifying and transforming greenspaces all over their estate throughout 2023/4.

The group have met every week, come rain or shine, and fostered a lovely neighbourly spirit as they’ve worked with Community Gardener Johanna to establish an orchard, plant a wildflower meadow that looked spectacular and was a hit with bees and butterflies during the summer, and renovate existing raised beds, which were planted up with an abundance of produce.

‘Dumbiedykes in bloom’ – the words of a resident after spying the vibrant wildflower patch!

At the moment they’re working on creating a new growing space, turning a disused patch of grass in a central but quiet spot into a small garden for locals to use – which is coming along nicely.

While the group has regular growers each week, others dip in and out if and when they have time, or just stop by for a chat and cuppa – which the group welcomes! Meet at the fruit trees on Viewcraig Street on Sunday afternoons if you’d like to see what the group are up to.