This is post number two about a trip to see other community gardens to glean inspiration and insight into how to create a successful community garden.As has been said, the time of year was perhaps not ideal but yesterday some of us certainly got to see the bare essentials of a couple of community gardens in the Glasgow area. Many thanks to Argyll & Bute Council for funding the trip, which included a two-course lunch at a very pleasant Italian restaurant.
Here are some visual impressions -- photos taken on a less than wonderful day weather-wise.
In this post, some features from the Moon Garden, Nairn Street, Dalmuir, Clydebank:
A quote from the West Dunbartonshire constituency annual report, April 2008:
"The garden is the latest Creatively Enriching Lives project in Dalmuir. Artist Tom McKendrick, the creative development officer for Dalmuir Park Housing Association, explained the design, some of which is connected to the shipbuilding industry.
"The project was financed by Communities Scotland, Greenspace and the DPH with CD Environmental Design
and Averton Landscapes doing the landscaping architecture. The Dalmuir Plots Association is also involved."
There are five similar iron gates to this enclosed garden; they all play rather whimsically and beautifully on the theme of the moon and stars and clouds.
A couple of details that caught our attention:
Labels that tell everyone what the plants are.
A row of berry-bearing shrubs has recently been planted.
A sculpted "special" that finishes one of the walls made of brick.
A path runs crossways in this wee plot set aside for growing vegetables –or whatever someone may fancy growing.
An eye-catching sculpture provides interest even when there is little planting to be admired.Finally, if you click here, you will find a pdf published by the Dalmuir Park Housing Association (July/Aug 2006).
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