Demmler Community Garden is a communal green space located in the historic Third Ward neighborhood of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
The garden takes its name from the Demmler family, whose historic home still stands next to the garden plots today. Otto Demmler, a German immigrant, and his wife Lina came to Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1885. Along with Otto’s brother, Edmund, the Demmler family founded a floral and seed business, eventually adding a series of greenhouses on their land. The location near to which the Demmler Community Garden now sits once housed these original greenhouses.
Today, the Demmler House in the historic Third Ward Neighborhood is designated as a Historic Building by the City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission, and in 1992, a city park was created on the remaining land.
The Demmler Community Garden operates each year from approximately May to October and has 16 plots of various sizes for members to plant vegetables, flowers, and herbs. The garden provides its members with the opportunity to engage in the cooperative act of gardening, while also coming together as a community to further land stewardship in urban green spaces.
Demmler Garden has a waiting list for the 2026 gardening season. To be placed on the waiting list for a future plot, please fill out the link below. TWNA is working with the Demmler volunteers to potentially enlarge the garden to a “T-shape”, and has a project to add a pollinator garden to a grassy area on the south end of the park, off Putnam Drive. If you are interested in helping, please send us a message!!! (use Contact Us page)
Demmler Report: 2026
The Gardens are thriving! Unfortunately, that means we have no openings at this time. Come visit our POLLINATOR GARDEN just south of the Community Garden, also in Demmler Park!
For more information about Demmler Community Garden or to be placed on the waiting list for a plot, please contact John Joadwine, director of the garden, by using the contact us page here.
References:
THIRD WARD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC 
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