Community Garden Design Guidelines

Sample community garden design guidelines for incorporation into the consultant s guide to park design and development location 1.

Community garden design guidelines. This compilation of rules from many other gardens reveals a breadth of concerns and an interesting variety in tone. Begin by mowing all vegetation as close to the ground as possible. Design your garden to fit the needs of the community it serves.

Community gardens shall not be located on park land currently used for active or passive recreation nor has immediate plans to be developed for active or passive recreation. Community has the opportunity to benefit from garden participation 3 the physical spaces we create can often without intention exclude members of the population. East lansing mi 48823 9420.

Most gardens have about 10 20 statements in their list of guidelines and rules. Th is list is overkill but i didn t want to bias the outcome by being too selective. Garden is just what the name implies the garden soil is left undisturbed during initial establishment of the garden.

Community garden guide vegetable garden planning and development rose lake plant materials center 7472 stoll rd. Through promoting the principles of universal design this guide is intended to offer gardeners assistance on how to make their gardens more accessible for people of all ages and. Consider factors such as age appropriate design accessibility protection from animals or vandalism storage of tools and space to gather.