I’ve been a fan of the work these people do for some time. Even though I haven’t been personally involved (or even living in the same city!) since I found out about them, I got on their email list a few years ago. I actually read their e-newsletters and look at photos from their workshops sometimes. Does that make me an internet garden stalker? Oh well.
So, here are some photos from the time I actually visited in person with a bunch of cool kids from Davis. Garden for the Environment has all these demonstration features, like the raised beds above. (Note how each one is made from different materials!)
Plus this extra tall one that is extra accessible. The bed is pretty shallow, but you could grow some small things in here, like baby salad greens.
I also love recycled objects in community gardens. Here we have a mosaic wall. There are also a few other recycled features that caught my attention. Love the red sink and the leftover tiles used as mulch:
The garden serves as a classroom, demonstration site and general public garden that’s open dawn-to-dusk. As far as I know, they don’t run any plots for rent, but a lot of the work is done by volunteers and interns.
Overall, the place feels like a hybrid between a grassroots project and a botanical garden, just my cup of tea! I would pretty much love to work here some day.
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