Neighborhood Gardens
In Zoetermeer there are 5 neighbourhood and school gardens. On this page you will find more information about these gardens.

Nature in the community garden
In the various community gardens, an attempt is made to create as much of a natural environment as possible. For example, the community gardens Noordhove, Zegwaartseweg and Rokkeveen have a nature-friendly pond. Community garden Rokkeveen also has a hedgehog garden, an animal garden and a low-maintenance bird garden. Various community gardens have fruit trees and small fruits such as blackberries, raspberries and currants. Jam and juice are made from fruit and this is sold on open evenings, for example.
All neighbourhood gardens also have a herb garden with, for example, chives, parsley, celery and mint. You can pick herbs there for free, in consultation with the manager.
Activities in the community gardens
Various activities are organised for young and old in the neighbourhood gardens. For example, children can show their garden to their parents, family and friends. And during the summer holidays there are activities in the context of SpeelmeerPaspoort, such as making flower arrangements and baking bread. Adults can get information about, for example, environmentally friendly gardening, composting, herb gardens and fruit trees.
Volunteers
Volunteers are essential in the garden. They help with school garden lessons, open evenings and days, activities for children and the maintenance of the garden. New volunteers are always welcome. If you like working outside, come and have a look at one of the gardens. Experience and knowledge of gardening is nice but not necessary. Enthusiasm is much more important.
Renting a garden
Don't have your own garden? In a few neighbourhood gardens you can rent a garden from early April to mid-October and grow your own organic vegetables and flowers. In addition, there is limited space for permanent gardens where you can garden all year round.
School garden program
Children in group 5 follow a school garden program during a school year. They start after the summer vacation with 6 theme lessons about flowers, bees, herbs and soil animals and weather influences. With vegetables and herbs from the garden they make their own soup and herb butter.
In April they get a garden, where they grow and harvest vegetables and flowers. They also create a group garden for the new group 5 after the summer holidays. We do not use chemical pesticides or artificial fertilizers in the garden.
Do you have any questions?
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