Part of a panel on “Chinese Individuality and Resilience in the American West” for the Western History Association annual conference, this session focuses on the development and role of Chinese gardens in Montana. “Every morning during the summer one of the [Chinese men] came up the street with big baskets of fresh, dewy vegetables hanging from a bamboo rod across his shoulders.” This scene from Bozeman, Montana, repeated in towns across the American West where Chinese gardeners were an ever-present feature filling dietary needs for developing communities. Adapting techniques from agricultural experience in southern China to conditions in the Mountain West, Chinese gardeners produced varieties and quantities of crops and at times of the year that astonished non-Chinese neighbors. However, anti-Chinese forces urged boycotts against Chinese gardeners. As gardens moved from small plots in Chinatowns to larger fields on the edge of cities, isolation and economic success made them frequent targets of violence. Through analysis of maps, photographs, census records, harvest schedules, vegetable price lists, and newspaper accounts, this proposal examines the role and experiences of Chinese gardeners across the American West.