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Chestnut Hill Reservoir Community Garden

A long-running community garden within Chestnut Hill Reservoir state park in Brighton. The garden’s first-party site describes an approximately 7,500-square-foot semicircular growing space with individual plots, shared shade and grapevine gardens, a memorial garden, patio seating, sheds, and compost areas. PlotPal lists Chestnut Hill Reservoir Community Garden as a community garden in Brighton, Boston. The public listing address is Chestnut Hill Driveway, Brighton, MA. The listed steward organization is Chestnut Hill Reservoir Community Garden. Verified participation information currently includes visit, individual plots. GrowBoston lists 32 plots, annual fees of $65–$175 depending on plot size, and a waitlist of more than 45 people as of June 2025. The garden’s own site describes 25 individual plots; PlotPal preserves the source discrepancy rather than treating either count as definitive. The garden sits on DCR public parkland, but its own current rules make the cultivated garden member-controlled: only approved members may tend assigned plots, and guests or visitors may enter plot areas only when accompanied by a member. Current verified participation or information links include Chestnut Hill Reservoir Community Garden, Contact the garden. PlotPal last verified source information from GrowBoston on 2026-10-04. This public place page keeps verified location and participation context connected to the garden itself, so people can discover the place first and follow its current source information when they are ready to visit or get involved.