Welcome to Dowling Community Garden
Two blocks west of the Mississippi river, the Dowling Community Garden is located on the grounds of the Dowling Environmental School, at 46th Avenue and 39th Street South in Minneapolis. The Dowling Garden is believed to be one of the last two remaining Victory Gardens in use today, and celebrated it's 65th Anniversary in 2008.
We have grown from a handful of gardens to a community garden of over 190 plots and about 250 gardeners. Dowling gardeners live in Minneapolis and surrounding communities, are culturally diverse, of all ages and abilities and come together to share their love of gardening.
The garden is run by a small group of volunteers who meet monthly to plan activities and improvements, tackle ongoing management issues, and serve as liaisons with the community. Dowling gardeners are welcome to join us; call the Dowling phone line at (612) 467-9545 or drop us an .
For information regarding the Dowling Community Garden, please leave a message on the Dowling Garden voice mail at: (612) 467-9545. Our mailing address is:
- Dowling Community Garden
- P.O. Box 6757
- Minneapolis, MN 55406
Dowling Community Garden Plant Sale
- Saturday, May 19th, 10am-1pm
- Dowling Community Garden
- 3901 46th Avenue South
- Minneapolis, MN 55406
Mark your calendars. On May 19th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dowling Community Garden holds its annual plant sale.
Our growers have hunted through countless catalogues and online offerings from seed companies to provide you with an astonishing array of heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and lovely old-fashioned annual and perennial flowers. Expect to find over 200 varieties of vegetables, flowers, and herbs. Go early for the best selection.
The sale will be held in the historic Dowling Community Garden at 39th Street and 46th Avenue South in South Minneapolis. This is one of the oldest Victory Gardens in the country. Download Plant List
Urban Farming
Dowling Community Garden has been recently featured in an article in Urban Farm Magazine. A link to the article can be found here.
Waiting List
Sadly, all the plots are taken for 2012. At this time Dowling Community Garden is no longer accepting names for the waiting list as our current waiting list is too long.
Many thanks to everyone who helped make this site possible.
This page updated on May 12, 2012.
2012 Gardening School
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
- 3675 Arboretum Drive
- Chaska MN 55318
- (952) 443-1422
Learn from the experts through lectures, demonstrations, on-site garden visits and hands-on activities. The Arboretum Gardening School offers rich opportunities for lifelong learning on a full range of topics. Whether a beginner, enthusiast or an industry professional, the Arboretum Gardening School offers the right classes to fit your needs. For class listing, times and availability, please visit the Gardening School.