Community gardens in Langley: where they are and how to get a plot

No yard, too much shade, or just want to grow tomatoes with neighbours? Langley has more community gardens than most people realize. Each one works the same basic way: you lease your own plot and share the compost bins and tool shed with everyone else. The trick is knowing who to ask, because the City, the Township and a couple of independents each do it differently.

Winter is a good time to ask, well before planting season.

How to ask for a plot

In the Township, use the online garden enquiry form. You pick the garden, add your question and leave your contact details. It’s an enquiry, not a booking, so you’ll hear back about space and fees. The Township’s gardens are run with help from Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) and local garden groups.

In Langley City, email LEPS at [email protected] for Douglas, Linwood, Michaud and Rotary Centennial.

Some gardens have their own volunteer contacts, which LEPS lists:

• Aldergrove: [email protected]
• Derek Doubleday: [email protected]
• Northeast Gordon: [email protected]
• Yorkson: [email protected]

When you ask, find out the yearly fee, the plot size, how long the wait is, and whether residents of that municipality get priority. None of that is posted for the municipal gardens.

The Township’s ten

• Aldergrove: 29 Avenue and 267B Street
• Derek Doubleday: 21200 block of Fraser Highway, at the arboretum
• Fort Langley: St. Andrews Avenue and Nash Street
• McClughan: 9110 204 Street, Walnut Grove
• Murrayville: Old Yale Road and 224 Street
• Northeast Gordon: Worrell Crescent and 210 Street
• Routley: 70 Avenue and 198A Street
• Topham: 91 Avenue and 216 Street
• Walnut Grove: 89 Avenue and Walnut Grove Drive
• Yorkson: 84 Avenue and 206 Street (LEPS lists it as 207A Street and 84 Avenue)

Langley City’s four

• Douglas Park, 206 Street and Douglas Crescent. Downtown, with public washrooms and an inclusive playground right there for the kids.
• Linwood Park, 201A Street and Michaud Crescent. Park in the lot off Michaud Crescent.
• Michaud, on Michaud Crescent east of 201 Street.
• Rotary Centennial Park, 5514 208 Street, with a paved lot. Its washrooms close for the season from September 1 to April 1.

Two independents

Willoughby Church Community Garden, 20525 72 Avenue. The church runs 50 raised beds. Email [email protected] or call 604-530-5959. We couldn’t find a posted 2026 fee.

U-Grow Organic Community Gardens, 8181 252 Street, near Fort Langley. This is a farm that rents organic plots, and it’s the one with prices posted. The 2026 rates:

Plot	Yearly rent
300 sq ft	$190
600 sq ft	$310
900 sq ft	$430

On top of rent, there’s a refundable cleanup deposit of 1.5 times the fee (so $285 on the small plot, $475 to start), at least four hours of community work a season (or $200 instead), and optional tool-shed space at $50. You read the agreement and code of conduct, come to a meeting, own a four-tined garden fork, and do their weed-removal lesson before you dig in. The office is closed October 15 to March 15, so reach them by email at [email protected] or 604-888-1236. It’s a working farm, not a park, so don’t drop by without arranging it. 2027 prices weren’t out yet when we checked.

Learn first, plot later

Not ready to commit? The Langley Demonstration Garden, inside the Derek Doubleday Arboretum on the north side of the 21200 block of Fraser Highway, is a public teaching garden open year-round. LEPS staffs it on weekdays from May to August. The Township’s Garden Smart page has workshops and growing resources too.

If you want flowers without the weeding, Sendall Gardens in Langley City is a small botanical garden with a tropical greenhouse (open April 1 to October 1), and the City lists no admission fee.

Gardening the trees in your own yard? Read trees on your property before you prune. Know a garden we missed? Tell us.