Grove Community Garden

The idea of The Grove Community Garden has been established by the community for the community. We are a mobile community garden that is making temporary use of two sites in the heart of Edinburgh.

We have been working on the idea together with the developer Grosvenor since 2012. Since spring 2013 we have transformed an unused development site (owned by Grosvenor) into a garden that is thriving to become a community hub. Since spring 2014 we are gardening on a second unused development site (owned by Edinburgh City Council) which is only 3 min walking from the first garden (see ‘Find us’).

The aim is to grow an active community as well as growing food.

Our original idea based on mobile plots, has evolved into unique standard pallet bed units, which we can move about into different layouts by forklift. One part of the garden is dedicated to pallet bed units giving local people the chance to growing their own veggies, fruit and herbs in an inclusive and supportive surrounding. The rest of the garden is a shared communal space, with the garden being ideally placed to accommodate social, cultural and environmental activities. We have a welfare container where we can boil the kettle and a storage container for our tools.

The garden relies completely on the Gardeners and Friends of the Garden for its upkeep and maintenance. You can become part of the garden even if you have no previous gardening experience. You will learn through engaging with the community. If you want to visit simply come along to one of our communal gardening sessions.

The Grove is part of the Fountainbridge Canalside Initiative.

The Grove is a mobile community garden on different sites across Edinburgh.

Grove 1

We are based just off Fountainbridge - very close to FountainPark Centre.

Go to the iQ Student Accommodation building on the corner of Dundee Street and Drysdale Road. Once you are there follow Drysdale Road downhill, along the blue fence. We are behind the blue fence on the right hand side. Postcode for Map: EH11 1AF

Grove In The Park (Harrison Park East)

Just off Bryson Rd West or at the end of Watson Crescent right next to the playground. Thanks to Edinburgh City Council for making this site available.

Grove @ Summerhall

At the fantastic venue Summerhall we have another location which is being slowly transformed. Go and find us at Summerhall Pl, Edinburgh EH9 1PL.