Garden design challenge at Whitney Street School
Whitney Street School students are redesigning their Kids’ Edible Gardens and taking the chance to learn some of thedesign principals used when building a new garden.
It’s tempting to rush in to build a new garden, however not all plants like the same position. The site needs to have enough sunny spaces for sun-loving vegetables while providing shade and shelter for those that like a cooler, sheltered spot.
Crazy shapes can look good but are they easy to get to and around with a wheelbarrow full of tools? Will your irrigation reach all parts of the garden? Where will you put your tool shed, workbench, worm farm or compost heap? How can you encourage beneficial insects into your garden? There are many things to think about.
Before starting their design, the students were asked to think about and describe their favourite places at school. Using their describing words, they worked in groups discussing how they would like their new garden to be and the special qualities they would like it to have, linking in their school values.
Finally using all they had learnt and discussed, they put their creative minds to work to design a new garden.
We can’t wait to see their collective final design built next year.