Start a Community Garden

Enjoy the beauty of lush greenery at your doorstep by creating your own community garden! Scroll down to find out how you can get started on this amazing gardening project.

(a) For Residents of Public Housing Estates

Approach your Residents' Committee to start your garden in your neighbourhood.

Click here to get a more detailed guide to the process.

(b) For Residents of Private Housing Estates

Approach your Neighbourhood Committee to cultivate a roadside garden in front of your house or at a nearby park.

Click here to get a more detailed guide to the process.

(c) For Students, Teachers and Volunteers of Educational Institutions

Form a gardening group to create your garden:

  • Within the compound of your school
  • At a plot near your school within the Public Housing Estate

Click here to get a more detailed guide to the process.

(d) For Staff and Volunteers of Other Organisations

Form a gardening group to create your garden:

  • Within the compound of your organisation
  • At a plot near your organisation within the Public Housing Estate

Click here to get a more detailed guide to the process.

NParks will also guide and share horticultural knowledge, gardening skills and tips with residents, students, teachers, staff and volunteers who are keen on starting up gardening projects. We'll teach you how to:

  • Choose a suitable site for gardening
  • Work out the garden layout
  • Select plants
  • Make the most of your gardening skills

For residents of public and private housing estates, NParks works with the Residents' Committee (RC), Neighbourhood Committees (NC), or Residents' Network (RN) to deliver support to participants.

Some examples for planning your garden:

  • Planning your Garden
  • Bird-attracting Garden
  • Butterfly-attracting Garden
  • Dry Gardens
  • Edible Gardens
  • Fernary Gardens
  • Healing Gardens
  • Fragrant Gardens
  • Herbs & Spices Gardens
  • Indoor Gardens
  • Ornamental Gardens
  • Community Garden Template Designs

Design Guidelines

Following the popularity of Community Gardens and Allotment Gardens, NParks has produced 2 design guidelines which shares key design principles. They include information for design, management practices, and implementation processes for communities when setting up a community garden or an allotment garden

Community Garden This 'Guide to Designing andImplementing Community Gardens' will assist grassroots organisations, educational institutions, organisations, and stakeholders in designing and implementing community gardens. Download guide (PDF, 7.2MB)
 Allotment Garden This 'Guide to Designing and Implementing Allotment Gardens' shares key design principles that will help organisations in activating spaces for gardening using the allotment garden model.Download guide (PDF, 12MB)

Do contact NParks early as it takes about three months for a community garden to be installed from inception to construction.

For more information or assistance on starting a Community Garden project, email CommunityInBloom@nparks.gov.sg or call us at 6471 7808.