Magnolia Park and Community Gardens

Project Description
The Magnolia Park and Community Garden is the Charleston Parks Conservancy’s newest and largest community garden to date. The park is located in West Ashley near Avondale at the corner of Magnolia Road and Sycamore Avenue. The City of Charleston owns the land that is managed by the Charleston Parks Conversancy as a passive park and community garden site. In addition to the Greenbelt Program’s deed restrictions, the East Cooper Land Trust maintains a conservation easement on the land.

Park Amenities

Passive park area with open field, numerous grand trees and azaleas

Community garden area containing the following:

• 60 individually leased raised garden beds
• a greenhouse
• compost area
• rain barrels
• covered area to clean harvested vegetables
• free library box to share books/information on gardening

Vegetables harvested from the community beds are donated to local food pantries, used in teaching a variety of gardening classes, and offered to those who donate their time in the garden.

Future plans include a walking trail around the park.

Contact Information

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Magnolia Park and Community Garden

Charleston County Council awarded $410,500 in Greenbelt Program funding to purchase this property for public use.