Community and Edible Gardens
Over the years we've worked with community organisations to design and build beautiful gardens in the community.
We love bringing together playful, productive and aesthetically pleasing elements in one space, in line with our philosophy.
In creating these garden spaces, we've had a lot of fun and worked with amazing people from all parts of the community!
We had a lot of fun designing and building the zany paving spiral and branch tee pees at
the Auburn Friendship Garden in Auburn, NSW
Read more about the Settlement Services International Auburn Friendship Garden.
Garden signs - these can be an important addition
to a community or edible garden,
especially when shared with a large number of visitors
Check out our webstore for
garden signs we can make
Our Tips for Creating a Child-Friendly Landscape
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OBSERVE how children use a space to inspire and inform your design.
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Work with existing on-site materials wherever possible rather than starting from scratch. Such constraints require CREATIVE SOLUTIONS which help a garden retain its sense of history.
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PLAN AHEAD so that spaces will grow along with children. Create spaces that can be used in multiple ways, and which allow children to express their diverse interests and capabilities.
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Use edible and sensory plants to provide architectural SHAPE and aesthetic BEAUTY. Veggies can be grown much more creatively than in an uncreative rectangle.
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Get kids involved in planning the garden, growing their own food, and cooking from it. Scents, colour, and family rituals have a LASTING IMPACT on children's lifelong development.