Community Gardening in Southeast Alaska has taken many leaps in the past four years with Extension’s support in developing 7 new gardens. Each garden has worked with its own set of challenges and opportunities which have shaped the projects physically, financially and socially. Intentional development of community and maximizing greater community support has created enduring programs to the satisfaction of gardeners, managers and other community members. An array of different types of gardens from groups of a few homeowners to large housing projects with many different models of land ownership, garden mission and garden management have presented valuable lessons with applications which should be considered for existing and future community garden projects.