Rent a municipal garden plot
Residents of The Hague can rent a garden plot at 1 of the municipality's educational gardening complexes from 15 March to 15 November. There are no more garden plots available for 2023. You can plant your own vegetables, fruit and flowers in a garden plot.
Gardening takes time
All of the plots are 15 square metres. You will need about 4 hours per week to keep the garden maintained. This includes weeding, setting out netting, tying up plants, watering and harvesting.
Register for 2024
You can register for a garden in 2024 from 1 to 31 December 2023.
Conditions
If you would like to rent a municipal garden plot, the following conditions apply:
- You are 18 years or older.
- You live in The Hague.
- You will be registered only once you have filled in all of the required information.
- You are allowed to rent 1 garden per home address.
- If you are selected, you will rent a garden until 15 November. This rental period will not be automatically extended.
- You keep the garden tidy. The municipality will check this regularly.
You follow the rules for garden plots (Tuinreglement buurttuinen). Read the rules before you register.
- You will need a valid ID when you go to officially register. And you must be able to show proof that you live at the address you provided. For example, a letter which is addressed to you.
Overview of gardens
Garden | Location |
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Duivelandsestraat | Duivelandsestraat across from number 113 |
Erasmusweg | Erasmusweg across from number 1903 |
Guntersteinweg | Guntersteinweg, end of the road |
Havenkade | Havenkade 75 |
Hildebrandplein | Hildebrandplein 1 |
Kamperfoeliestraat | Kamperfoeliestraat across from number 169 |
Kornoeljestraat | Kornoeljestraat |
Kortenbos | Kortenbospad |
Molenweide | Stuwstraat |
Mozartlaan | Mozartlaan |
Overbosch | Vlaskamp behind number 1a |
Zuiderpark | Anna Polakweg 7 |
Municipal garden plots on the map
The locations of the municipal gardens can be seen on the digital map.
How to compost at home
Would you like to compost your own organic waste (GFT) at home and would you like to learn how to do this? Or would you like to find out where you can bring your organic waste? You can get information about the different ways of composting at the educational garden on the Kornoeljestraat. You can also look at examples of composting there. On the website mileueducatiedenhaag.nl you will find instructions for composting. If you have any questions about composting, send an email to milieueducatie.po@denhaag.nl.
Growing your own food
Get inspired to plant your own vegetables on www.hethaagsegroen.nl.
Published: 1 January 2023Modified: 26 May 2023