Design Workshop results

Hi everyone, thanks so much for your hard work and contributions at the Garden design workshop last weekend, it was really inspiring.

I'd like to propose a date to set up the association. **This meeting has been postponed until wednesday 29th April at 7pm**

Here's a flavour of the ideas we produced...


~Permanant Fire pit
~Evergreens to shade out rubbish
~Fence untidy bits
~Shrub sculptures
~Big rocks for seats
~Keep the brambles! good for blackberries
~Water collection along the top of the wall
~Plant into nooks in wall
~Mural
~Abandoned christmas tree sanctuary
~random seed bombs
~have a stage on the concrete
~Have bbq or compost facilities on concrete
~Have a weather station or weather vane
~rainwater collection
~gnomes
~Recycling bins
~Non flamable seats
~Bird feeder
~Bird bath
~cement shells into walls
~plant for the birds
~concrete seating
~project (films for eg) onto concrete walls
~have a classroom area
~ask a school to sponsor an area
~have a "tasting station" bed
~hens?
~Sinage: welcome
~Arch over the alleyways, in iron
~info board
~paint alleyways a brighter colour
~have planters along alleyway
~have seats in the sun
~Poss in future when site is more secure have a polytunnel
~wheelchair access
~biodiversity areas
~pond
~compost area
~lights/cctv?
~...or just a sign saying there's cctv?
~Maypole
~Tarp/sheltered area
~notice board informing of work to be done
~sign posts
~contact info
~reflexology path
~chainsaw art
~story board with history of garden
~Ask Housing exec or council to provide a regular skip
~trim trail for people exercising
~logs as stepping stones for kids
~music events
~backing board behind "stage"
~security light at each end
~pond in bit that's already dipped
~seats and fire in centre
~willow fence by carpark
~wildflowers near the house of the neighbour who would look after them
~orchard
~compost near concrete, shielded by orchard
~shed for tools on concrete
~publicised grafitti wall, painted over every month for fresh art
~keep spirit of garden, not too hyped up
~Keep relaxed and not over publicised
~smell and touch things for disabled people
~events
~appropriate signs "enjoy the garden, but treat it well..." etc
~Get schools to donate bird feeders from their woodwork classes
~dedicate trees to different groups in the area
~Have mural to depict different groups in area, young, old etc
~Snake path or hopscotch path
~pond with fishes for kids to feed
~gnomes
~Easter trail for kids with hidden choc eggs
~get schools to plant flowers, with plaques to say who planted them
~Water pipes to collect water to water beds
~BBq
~Swings and slides for kids
~Less obvious things for kids to climb on
~Flowers for bees
~Sundial
~Colour in the garden
~Spring bulbs
~Fence in trees with the willow, rather than a straight line fence
~Round flower bed near carparkto demarkate space rather than straight fence
~low maintenance flowers
~Only light alleyways, let garden stay dark, for insects, lovers, astronomers and people who like sitting under trees in the dark
~Seating on concrete
~Mural or tiles in concrete
~logs for seating
~Don't have too many seats, nice to sit on grass
~Have a mowed strip between concrete path and trees to make it look tended
~Enchanted evenings in the garden
~Cut out willow
~mow grass
~Take out ivy, birds or no birds
~Rapberry bed
~Veg beds all along wall
~Replace goat willow with fruit trees


Phew! and lots more.
Love Miriam