Community GardenS

General Information

Watertown Community Gardens currently operates two community gardens: Arsenal Park Community Garden and Union Market Community Garden.

Signing up for a plot

If you're interested in having a plot in one of our gardens, please join our Garden Plot Waitlist.


Current waitlist time:  2+ years

Plot Fee

The annual fee for a garden plot is $55, in addition to your $10 annual General Membership fee, which is required to be a gardener with us.

However, cost should never be a barrier to gardening, so please do not hesitate to contact us if the plot fee is out of reach for you this season.

OUR Community Gardens

A view of a sunset over Arsenal Park Community Garden, with the wooden plots filled with greenery.

Arsenal Park Community Garden (APCG)

Location: Along the eastern border of Arsenal Park at 485 Arsenal St, Watertown, MA 02472


About the Garden: The City of Watertown completed construction of this beautiful new garden in 2025, with design input from WCG. You can access the garden from Eldridge Ave (off Arsenal Yards Blvd) and the Arsenal Park parking lot.


The Arsenal Park Garden contains:

  • (36) 4x10 12" raised beds
  • (4) 32" standing beds
  • (5) accessible 32" 'pods'
  • perimeter areas include pollinator, food donation, berry, container, herb, and Chinese Children's gardens

  • Garden Co-Captains

    Marilyn Salvas

    Susan Francis

Union Market Community Garden (UMCG)

Location:  Just north of Arsenal/Irving St intersection - 57 Irving St, Watertown, MA 02472

Union Market Community Garden opened in 2020 through an agreement between Watertown Community Gardens and the owners of Elan Union Market Apartments. UMCG has sixteen garden plots as well as two communal plots for herbs and berries. Thanks to its smaller size, gardeners at UMCG all get a chance to know each other, creating a great sense of community. 

  • Garden Co-Captains

    Catherine McQuestion

    Laura Berman

A flourishing garden plot.
Walker Pond Forest Concept Design, February 2026

Coming soon!

Walker Pond Community Garden

Location:  Walker Pond, Watertown, MA 02472


Currently in the Design & Community Process, Walker Pond will (soon) feature a pollinator pathway, community garden, reflective garden and plenty of places to enjoy and appreciate nature!

Other ways to Garden

No garden plot, and no yard? No problem!


You could get involved with invasive plant removal, or take charge of the planting strip or bump-out near your home!