About Chinquapin Organic Gardens

About Chinquapin Organic Gardens

Chinquapin Organic Gardens, in Alexandria, Va., is a wonderland for green-thumbed city and area residents. Gardeners grow a wide array of fruits, vegetables and flowers. Popular crops include tomatoes, basil, squash, sunflowers, raspberries, asparagus, onions and greens. Each year, gardeners come together for an annual potluck picnic to celebrate their harvest.

The community gardens are run by the City of Alexandria and are available for rent to city and area residents for a fee. Each plot is about 15x20 feet wide, and there are about 130 plots. Rentals are available on an annual basis. The gardening season runs March 1 through Nov. 30 each year. Radish

Gardeners are required to follow all regulations or risk losing their plots.

For garden plot rental inquiries, see our registration page.

Where is Chinquapin Organic Gardens?

Chinquapin Organic Gardens is located just off King Street (near T.C. Williams High School) on Chinquapin Drive in Alexandria, Va. We are located in Chinquapin Park, home of the Chinquapin Recreation Center. The gardens are located at the rear of the park, near the basketball courts and picnic pavilion. Come by and visit us! (MAP)

Chinquapin Organic Gardens Advisory Board

A volunteer group of gardeners helps the city administer the gardens through the Chinquapin Organic Gardens Advisory Board. The board, which advises the city, works to improve and maintain the gardens by developing regulations and assisting with gardening monitoring. In addition to running this Web site, the board publishes a gardening newsletter and holds an annual potluck picnic each summer.

Any gardener who has a plot at Chinquapin is welcome to join the board. Meetings are held monthly, usually at T.C. Williams High School, starting at 7 p.m.

Upcoming board meeting dates: 2010

• Tuesday, June 15 (Download agenda)
• Tuesday, July 20

Save the date: The 2010 Chinquapin Organic Gardens Potluck Picnic will be Saturday, Aug. 7!

For information on an upcoming board meeting, e-mail Marlin Lord, board chair, or Kathryn Brown, vice chair. Lord may also be reached at 703-836-2724. (Please note: The Chinquapin Organic Gardens Advisory Board does not handle garden plot registration. Please contact the City of Alexandria to register for a plot.)