Me Design A Garden ???????

It would be marvellous Jacque!!!!!! A community garden perhaps?. Do you think there are lots of forms to follow, as it seems too good to be true.? I saw a programme on guerilla gardeners some time ago. Beautifying some very ugly corners. You have official approval........wonderful. Look forward to seeing the project take off.

Thanx Dorjac iv just 2 wait 4 My Greener Grant Form its for the sum of £250 :) Iv already got some ideas & am putting them on Paper & using some of the Photos i took this morning to help with the Design :)

Maybe people on here could help donate a few bits and bobs. I,ve always got pots of spare plants that I have either grown from seed or taken cuttings etc.

Let us know your plans and I can send you a list of some of the bits I have.
Obviously some are small and some are large such as New Zealand Flax.

Good luck.

AWwwwwwwwwwww thats so kind of u Trees&things Thank You so much XXX :)

What a lovely project for next year Jac.....the best of luck with it!!..:)))

Thanx Amblea i think itl be lovely this time next year things all going well :)

how exciting.....maybe get a few of your nieghbours to join in....

What a great idea, Jac - I hope there's not too much bureaucracy involved.
Everyone there should get involved - with you in charge! :-))))))))

Thanx Sandra/Spritz i believe it is a Group Thing when the Planting ect takes place so im sure to have many friends&Neighbours join in ;) Iv just had a Email inviting me for Coffee & a Chat @ 11am when i collect the Greener Grant Form from the Area Office which is just up & around my street ! :)

Good luck, Jac! :-))))))

This sounds like a great idea Jacque looking forward to seeing how it develops.

Great Jacque,
We did a similar thing this summer. We took over a plot of land alongside a lovely old church in our road.
The area was full of weeds, rubbish and was totally overgrown with brambles.Noone owned the land, so we were told we could make communal garden on the plot. I set up a working party and we cleared it. We were given masses of plants and the whole area looked so much better, and before we knew it we won Bristol in Bloom with a silver Gilt award. We have just planted several hundred bulbs for spring colour.We are going for Gold next year.It just shows what can be achieved when you all work together. I will post up a blog sometime about our efforts. Good luck with you project Jacque, it will be well worth the effort.
You can do it!!! xx

Jacque i'm thrilled for you .. what a fantastic thing for you to do and being able to see it from your house is even better .... Can't wait to see your plans and ideas for it .... we can help with seeds or plants if we have the the kind you need .... good luck xx

Hi all just back from My Meeting with the Lady In charge of all the Communtiy Greener Grants Gardens & im hopeing 2 have it all Planted up in JAN 2010 !!! Im also joining The Community In Bloom Group so the Designed Garden will be put into the Local In Bloom Comp next year !!!! Im so excited & hope i can make a Design that people will enjoy :) Iv deff decided on 3 Rowan Trees/Mountain Ash but thats all im saying ;) I want 2 say also how lucky im feeling haveing so many of My GOY Friends&Members Suporting me i cant thank u all enough Love Jacxxxx

This a really exciting project Jacque especially as you can see it from your house......can't wait to hear what your plan is.......good luck!

Great Jacque you will be abit like Charlie's Dimock's garden army, when she got communities together to do project gardens in the community, never know when you start someone may be interested and wont to help you, any way good luck with it, looking forward to seeing photos as it progresses.

How exciting Jacque, good for you, I'm sure you'll do a fantastic job.

I am very excited Lily & its more like Me & My GOY Crew Clarice :) Thanx for yours Conferdence in me G&A/Dawn :) I will be telling My Helpers what 2 do Spritz !! A Hole Here a Plant There ;) Youl all be seeing The Design as itl be in Local Papers Amy/Mavis :) Fame @ last :)

Jacque...... This sounds great . We hope our latest Blog will help. xx

You dont know how much your Fab Blog has Helped me G&A :) The Lady i spoke to today was saying she`d love more people involved & Joining The Commuinty Group so maybe this will boost the Numbers :) ?

sounds great and even better that you can design it jacque, a seating area would be lovely with trees and maybe a couple of beds with shrubs, do you get to choose all plants and trees jacque ;o))

That's brilliand Jacque. Keep us up do date with how you get on :o)))

You must have so many ideas buzzing around in your head Jacque-deep breaths calm down now ! Oh I'd be in such a panic !!
I will be so interested to see your plans,the best of luck and I hope all your neighbours are as enthusiastic as you :))

wow how good is that jaque,bet you cant wait to get cracking,wish they would do that round here,at least you will have something to be proud of when its finished,my top tip make sure you plan it so you get the best view of it from your house though :0)))

Good luck Jacque sure with your enthusiasm you ll be able to get support from neighbours ..perhaps a little close to Christmas now but you could set up a keep fit club afterwards and get them all digging ...hoe hoe hoe

Jacque, that's great! Good luck with any of your idea! I know you'll make this place beautiful...

fantastic news..you can do it..................get going.

No bother to ya Jacque....You can do it!!...:>)

think that would make a perfect fruit tree / fruit bush garden , looks really well sheltered , and after admiring the beautiful bloom you can harvest your own fruit, just a thought for you jacque :)

Congrats Jacque you will do a brill job,hope you get a good bit of help with it,will look forward to seeing the finished project,keep us all informed :~))))

That is one of the best things about a project like this, as people meet and speak to one another properly for the first time, with a common purpose, with something lovely to aim for. Its a good job there are people like Jacque who love to get things moving and really and enjoy the experience.

Hi all :) i thought about a bench 2 San/Avis but i then thought of the Loud Teenagers who sometimes hang out in the Streets & decided not on having 1 as it mite encorage noise/nuisance 2 myself & neighbours which wouldnt go down well :(
Im aming 4 a year round colour Scheme Vineman which is also Bird/Wildlife Friendly which is why im going 4 the UK Native Rowan Tree as Birds love their Berries i believe Jane/Ray & they give so much colour interest so iv sloweed down & given some thought to it Aster:) My closer Neighbours r my friends already Dorjac/Mobee so i know theyl love the Idea & will want 2 be involved :)

Wow Jacque... what a good idea for you to gesign the space opp you..... i bet you have some great ideas..........

we have a seating area in our village and i must say all the teens hang out there, even though there is a bin they still just drop their little and plastic bottles, in our news letter the council were going to take the bench area away so there is a bit of heated discussions going on at the moment about it, but what are the kids doing out so late anyway,, thats what i think, should be at home, we have a set time in our village that they have to be home by,, and local surport police which we pay extra for but its worth it, we dont get much trouble at all

Hi San sadly we dont have a Police Surport here :( i think it should be Law for all Children/Teenagers 2 be indoors by a certain time @nite as some parents dont care where their Children r these days & many of them r causing Problems 2 the Public making it unsafe to be out ourselfs :/

Hi Jacque good on you - I've been doing my community garden for the past year and to be honest gave it a week! but once I got the kids involved they "owned" it and if someone was doing something naughty near it the kids would have a go at them - so maybe by involving them it may make them think twice at wrecking it?? Good luck!!!

Hi Genuiss theres a family live oppisite me with 4 children aged between 8 & 13 :) Now uv mentioned children i remember them helping me dig&plant my front garden last yr when i started to get it sorted out !! I will be asking them if theyd like to take part 2 as the Council Lady z yesterday itd be great 2 get younger 1s interested as theres not enough of them in the Group

yes maybe if younger ones were involved they may appreciate it more jacque and look after it :o)

hi jacque , get as many of the local kids/teenagers involved as you can,and plant a few fruit bushes , so they know if they look after them there will be a reward something to eat, to many flowers attract the wrong people for the wrong reasons ?, if you can involve the whole community fingers crossed it will police itself ,anyway lots of luck with the project , if you like i can post you some bareroot raspberry canes , 1year old blackcurrant slips , and a couple of 1year gooseberry slips FOC , to help your project

im sure ur all rite about getting more Youngsters involved & Planting fruit il keep in mind VineM as a Apple Orhid is Planned 4 early next yr in this same area ! some Raspberrys may be a nice idea ? i do plan on getting more involved with the Commuity so maybe i could teach some cooking & learn more myself ;)

Hello Jacque

I can donate some wild primroses for your communal garden, let me know if you want some and i'll post them.

You go for it girl but try to get everyone involved or as many as you can, there will be negative comments on the way like "i haven't got time etc" or "I have a bad back" , all of us can say those sort of comments but we can all find time to do the things that we really want to do in life, if everyone wants the area to look nice then everyone must be involved, it's only fair!

I hope all goes well, I may have a few packets of seeds for you if you need them.

We shouldn't be put off by the threat of vandalism , there are ways around it and that is involving the younger community so their less likely to wreck it!

Why do we always deny ourselves life's pleasures for the fear of things being ruined? it's like we let the hooligans and wreckers win all the time! it's so sad!

Hi Micky thanx 4 your comments il keep in mind your lovely offers of Seeds/Primeroses Jacx

This is a fantastic project and I wish you great joy in its planning, organization and delivery. I'm sure that you and neighbours of all ages will enjoy it. Well done for taking it on!

I'm curious to know if you were able to undertake this project, Jacque? You sounded so excited about it all but I've been unable to find any updated blogs. So...if you've time can you update please?

me too j , i would love to know how you got on with it Jacque :o)

Me three!