We Plant Together. Learn Together. Tend Together.

There are 15 garden sites across the City of Houston, designated by type as a Garden Club, Adoption Garden, Specialty Garden, Employee Garden, or Hybrid Garden (combo of two types).

• Garden Club — Gardens are maintained by community members and volunteers. Clubs have a charter, minimum members, and regular meetings/engagements.
• Adoption Garden — Gardens are adopted by an external partner or another City of Houston program. Memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreement required (see Adopt-A-Garden).
• Specialty Garden — Gardens used for Office of Chronic Disease, Health Education and Wellness programs and/or use as platform for urban agriculture projects.
• Employee Gardens — Workplace gardens that are maintained by volunteer, Houston Health Department staff.