Inspiration Garden

The Inspiration Garden is dedicated to growing, supporting and connecting gardeners in the community. Drop by and bee inspired!

Location and Hours

We’re located in Town Centre Park, north of Guildford Way on Pipeline Road.

We’re open to the public, dawn to dusk.

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Participate in Proud to Grow Here 2025

We think your green space deserves the spotlight! Show off your garden, yard, balcony or green project by entering the 2025 Coquitlam in Bloom – Proud to Grow Here contest. To get involved or learn more about this exciting opportunity, email the Park Spark Garden Team.

Explore Coquitlam in Bloom and browse our photo gallery at coquitlam.ca/cib.

Become a Park Spark Garden Volunteer

Green thumbs of all ages and abilities are encouraged to get involved, share knowledge, learn new skills and make a difference while enhancing Coquitlam’s outdoor parks spaces.

Throughout the growing season, the Park Spark team will working to keep the Inspiration Garden at its best. For information on how to become a Park Spark Garden volunteer, please email the Park Spark Garden Team.

Become a YOUth Urban Garden Volunteer

Test out your green thumb and have fun with the Youth Urban Garden team at the Inspiration Garden in Town Centre Park.

As a YOUth Urban Garden volunteer, you will have the opportunity to share your knowledge and learn new skills in a fun and positive atmosphere while helping to care for and enhance the Inspiration Garden and the Garden Walk in Town Centre Park. 

Sign up using our volunteer portal. For more information about this exciting opportunity please email the Park Spark Garden Team. 

Calling  Garden Content Experts

Join forces with the City of Coquitlam’s Park Spark Team to inspire, educate, and connect with your community! Let’s collaborate to bring your skills to life in and add the spark to Park Spark. Get in touch and email the Park Spark Garden Team.

Upcoming Inspiration Garden Workshops

Join the Park Spark team for these exciting upcoming garden workshops:

  • Learn about Garden Basics Starting from Seed
  • Learn about Life in the Soil
  • Learn about Composting
  • Create a Spring Container
  • Create a Hanging Basket
  • Create a Herb Container
  • Create a Pollinator Planter
  • Wormy workshop
  • Plant lifecycles
  • Pollinator Power

For more information and to register, go to the online registration system and open the Outdoor section to see available program dates and times, or email the Park Spark garden team. For the best online registration experience, please use Google Chrome.

School Tours 

These fun, hands-on tours help students learn about gardening and the environment. Tours run throughout the school year, they can be requested and some times and dates are posted in the guide. Tours cost $30 per class, with a maximum of 30 students. Parent participation is encouraged.

Tour Topics:

  • Pollinator Power: Learn about pollination and the role of pollinators through activities and crafts.
  • Wormy Workshop/Dirt Detectives: Explore soil, worms, and garden insects through interactive activities.
  • Composting: Learn about recycling organic materials to help plants grow.
  • Plant Lifecycles: Discover how plants grow and change throughout their lives.

 

Community Gardens

The City currently has community gardens in the following locations:

The Burquitlam Community Garden is run by the Burquitlam Community Organic Garden Society. 

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Community Garden plots, please email the Park Spark garden team or call 604-927-6329