45 YEARS OF GARDENING

We are a community garden located in the heart of Mentone

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About MCGC

Founded in 1980, the Mentone Community Garden Club has a multicultural membership of over 100 participants, brought together by a passion for gardening and growing veggies.

Upon joining, Members are allocated a plot of land for their use and granted access to a communal pool of gardening equipment. Like most community gardens, we emphasise the use of organic methods for growing, weeding and pest control.

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"In almost every garden, the land is made better and so is the gardener."

Robert Rodale
"Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden."

Robert Braul
"The love of Gardening is a seed once sown that never dies"

Gertrude Jekyll
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them."

A. A. Milne
"A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows"

Doug Larson
"The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway"

Michael Pollan

Upcoming Events Past Event

OPEN DAY

Sunday, 30 November 2025
To celebrate our 45 years birthday join us from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm.
We are very proud to be the oldest community garden in the City of Kingston.
Take home vegetable or plant seedlings or some seeds to grow, enjoy music from the ukulele group, listen to a talk on permaculture at 11.45, enjoy a sausage and get a ticket in our raffle with wonderful prizes which will be drawn at 1.15 pm.
And for the kids there will be face painting & potting activities.
And see what vegetables,herbs and flowers we are growing in our plots as there will be an award for the best looking garden plot.
Sausage Sizzle at Bunnings

Saturday, 16 August 2025
The Garden Club held a very successful sausage sizzle at our local Bunnings in Mentone.
Thank you to everyone who came along and bought a sausage or two. And thanks to all our members who gave their time, energy and support of our major fundraising event for the year.
The funds go toward improving communal areas at the garden, purchasing more tools and equipment, and maintaining a safe and thriving growing environment for members and guests to enjoy.