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February 23, 2006
Garden Progress - February 2006
A brief for the design of the Sensory Garden was completed last year and from it staff at Brunswick Organic Nursery prepared an outline design for landscaping and planting the garden to provide all year interest. Seating will be installed. (You can download the draft brief [pdf] here.)
Meanwhile negotiations have been carried out with officials of the City of York Council that owns the land, and a lease for seven years is about to be agreed between the Bishopthorpe Millennium Trust and the Council. As soon as this is signed (by the end of the month), work can start on preparing the garden. It is intended to have borders and free-standing planters to contain plants that stimulate all the senses. There will be paving so that people with disabilities or with young children can move around esily, a water feature is planned, and ideas are being prepared for a mosaic to be made by local people. The garden will be fenced and gated.
It is expected that with the necessary funds and permissions in place, work can start on the garden at the end of March. To this end a group of volunteers is planning the work,and there will shortly be a meeting for all those interested in the garden or helping set it up.
Watch this space!
Posted by martin at February 23, 2006 9:20 AM
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