Welcome to Ranson Community Gardens​​
The mission of Ranson Community Gardens is to foster vibrant community connections by providing a welcoming greenspace where everyone can gather, learn, and grow together.
We can help you get started gardening today with supplies and advice, or you can lease garden space through our Resident Gardener program.
We offer social spaces that are outside and provide a safe environment for small gatherings and workshops. Watch our calendar and social media for a variety of fun events throughout the year.
The Gardens is here for everyone’s enjoyment. Come out, walk the Veggie Trail, then sit, relax, and enjoy the day!
​Upcoming Events
Our MicroOrchard is doing very well. The apples are starting to blossom!
Now, imagine this space with a native trees and shrubs. Nesting houses. Signs about the flood plain.
You can help make that a reality! Ranson Community Gardens needs YOUR hands in the dirt this Friday! We're having a planting day that will shade, beautify, and strengthen our community for generations to come — and we want YOU to be part of it.
Stop by between 10am and 1pm on Friday April 10th and have some food, fun, and help plant our trees and shrubs donated by the Carla Hardy WV Project CommuniTree.
Contact us with any questions.
Our Focus
Our key focus areas at Ranson Gardens are all about enjoying key aspects of nature and our environment—earth, sun, and water.
EARTH
Soil is the foundation of the earth
Ranson Gardens provides garden plots for resident gardeners to plant and grow their own flowers, herbs, and produce. The high tunnel is used as a demonstration and learning space for a variety of classes and events.
SUN
The sun warms the earth
Ranson Gardens captures the rainwater from the Ranson Civic Center roof in a tank farm behind the Civic Center. We use gravity and solar pumps to supply the water needed in our high tunnel and our resident gardens.
WATER
Water is life; essential to all plants
"Water is the driving force of all nature."
-Leonardo da Vinci
Ranson Gardens is on the Evitts Run flood plain. You can explore Evitts Run by following the Nature Trail created in 2022.
