The Waitlist for the Growing Season in 2025 is now closed
OUR WAIT LIST OPENED ON NOVEMBER 1ST 2024 AND WE HAVE NOW CLOSED IT WITH 50 APPLICATIONS. INDEED, THERE WERE 35 APPLICATIONS BY 6:43 AM ON NOV 1ST. Typically 5 or 6 plots come available for assignment. Send us an email on November 1st, 2025 for the 2026 growing season.
How do I get a plot in the garden?
Thank you for your interest in Cypress Community Gardens. The Wait List for 2025 filled up very quickly on Nov 1st and is now FULL on Nov 3rd with some 50 applications. Please note that we will be starting a new application/Wait list for the 2026 growing season on Nov 1st, 2025 but not before Oct 31st at midnight. As noted on this page, if you applied last year but WERE not assigned a garden plot, you need to re-apply for the plot/Wait list for the following years’ growing season. We do not accept applications prior to October 31st at midnight. Applicants are required to send their email in on Nov 1st at 12:00 am or after.
Applications for a garden plot/Wait list must be made by email on November 1st or after. NOTE: We cannot accept email applications before midnight of Oct 31st. And note that there is no separate application form to send in at this point. Send your email indicating you would like to apply to the garden for a plot to:
Our Wait List for garden plots is based on the order in which requests are received on November 1st, 12:00 am and after. While current garden members are able to renew their plots, there are typically a number of plots which will come available .
By mid December those first on the timed and dated Wait List will be informed if they going to receive one of the available plots (we need to assess which garden members will not be renewing for the new growing season first). Available plots will be assigned by the end of February 2025 after new gardeners pay the membership fee and sign their agreement to the garden rules and guidelines. New gardeners are introduced to their Section Rep(s) and to the physical plot at that time. We maintain the Wait List until Oct 31st in the fall in case any other plots come available during the growing season.
MEMBERSHIP GUIDELINES AND RULES. Please note that in March of 2024, members voted unanimously to raise the annual membership for 2024-25 from $30.00 to $40.00 to cover increased costs.
We gratefully acknowledge that we live and work on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people
