Titus Sparrow Park has community gardens available to neighborhood residents. The 15 public garden plots are assigned on a space-available basis only to those without a plot in any other public community garden. Gardens must be kept clean and in good condition (see Guidelines below).

The annual fee is $30, to be sent by May 1 to:

Friends of Titus Sparrow Park
800 Boylston St
P.O. Box 990965
Boston MA 02199

Titus Sparrow Park Garden Coordinator: Angela Cirami. Please contact her via angela@ciramimail.com.

Guidelines for Community Gardens

Gardening in Boston’s public parks is a privilege. Gardens must be kept planted, weeded, and trash-free so as to enhance our park entrances. Garden assignments are for one year.

Important Dates:

• Garden assignments are renewed annually. Gardeners must notify the coordinators by March 15 each year whether you will be keeping your garden or giving it up.

• A garden plot showing no evidence of being worked by June 10 may be forfeited and allocated to the next gardener on the waiting list.

• Gardens must be cleaned for winter by October 30.

Other guidelines:

• Hoses can be found with the water supply at the end of each section; however, gardeners must provide their own tools.

• It is important that plants be maintained within the confines of your plot—not planted so close to the border that, when grown, they extend into neighboring gardens.

• Plants should be kept trimmed; roses and vines shouldn’t cascade into the next garden.

• In deference to the environment and other gardeners, organic gardening methods are preferred in your plots– organic fertilizers and no chemical weed killers or insecticides. Many excellent organic fertilizers are as simple to use as the chemical ones. Epsoma is one company that makes a very effective organic fertilizer.

• The Parks Department requests that fall-cleanup plant material be put in paper bags and left beside park trash cans. Otherwise, use the trash cans.

• Please consult the garden coordinators before adding fences, or other structures. Harvest regularly to discourage theft and please do not pick from a neighbor’s plot.

• Pets are not allowed in the gardens.