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Resources for Community Gardeners:
Garden Design and Carpentry

community garden with newly painted benches and mulched ground, and with newly built raised garden beds in the background

Learn how to design and build a garden that adapts to urban conditions and is accessible to gardeners and visitors.

Accessible Garden Design

At an inclusive community, everyone can enjoy the full mental and physical benefits of urban gardening. Through our Community Garden Accessibility Guide, we offer guidelines on how to make basic garden features accessible to people who use wheelchairs and other walking aids. While this document currently focuses on mobile accessibility, we will continue to update sections as we further develop guidelines for differing abilities.

Basic Carpentry

In this series, GreenThumb demonstrates how to use tools for safety, measuring, cutting, fastening, and finishing.

Site Assessment

Learn how to plan your garden based on soil and light conditions, existing space limitations, and how to adapt as those conditions change.