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Countway Community Garden

A publicly accessible raised-bed community garden at Harvard's Countway Library in the Longwood Medical Area. The garden combines seasonal individual and shared beds with volunteer stewardship, community events, seating, and organic growing in a sunken courtyard behind the library. PlotPal lists Countway Community Garden as a community garden in Longwood, Boston. The public listing address is 10 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115. The listed steward organization is Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine / Harvard Longwood Campus. Verified participation information currently includes visit, volunteer, individual plots, events programs. Raised beds are allocated seasonally to Harvard Longwood Campus ID holders; the 2026 bed request list is full. Countway continues to invite volunteers and garden activities. Countway Library says the garden is currently open and publicly accessible to visitors most days from sunrise to sunset through the gate beneath the bridge at 10 Shattuck Street. The 2026 garden-bed request list is full; volunteers are still welcome. Current verified participation or information links include Countway Community Garden, Get involved in the garden, Contact the garden. PlotPal last verified source information from Countway Library / Harvard Medical School on 2026-10-03. 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.