After a busy few weeks of planning and asking a lot from volunteers and members of the O’Connor COGS Garden, a beautiful day dawned on 23 April making a great …

O’Connor Open Day

Trash to Treasure – Betty Cornhill Garden
Article: Gabi (Canberra Organic – Spring 2020). Photos: Jo Kirwan. One person’s trash is another’s treasure Truer words than the above were never spoken when it comes to searching for …

Mitchell – Winter 2021
Mitchell community garden on display The Mitchell community garden was on display at the end of March as part of the autumn program for ‘Open Gardens Canberra’.

Oaks Estate Garden
About the Garden The Oaks Estate garden was started in the early 1990s and is located on the corner of Railway & River Streets, adjoining Gillespie Park. The soil is …

O’Connor Garden
About the Garden The Uniting Church in O’Connor had been looking for some time for a socially and environmentally friendly use of their two disused tennis courts at the rear …

Mitchell Garden
About the Garden The Mitchell Community Garden is a place for both novice and experienced gardeners to grow organic fruits and vegetables in a sunny, friendly, secure space with like …

Kaleen Garden
About the Garden There are currently 28 plots ranging from approximately 14 m2 to 50 m2, including a number of individual fruit tree plots. The garden also has a communal …

Dickson Garden
About the Garden The garden was established in the winter of 2010. A Dickson College teacher, since retired, worked with COGS to convert a defunct agricultural teaching facility into a …

Crace Garden
About the Garden Crace community garden is a community garden in every sense of the phrase. Given Crace is a relatively new suburb, the garden is providing a great opportunity …

Cook Garden
About the Garden The Cook community garden was established in 2001 largely through the efforts of local residents who were members of COGS. The establishment of the garden was funded …