The Shared Garden
Neighbours and volunteers turned an unloved corner of a Sheffield street into a garden for everyone, with raised beds, a wildflower strip and somewhere to sit.
- Green spaces
- Sheffield
- [Month Year] to [Month Year]
At a glance
- 12raised beds built
- 140volunteers helped
- 6weekends to build it
- £8kin grant funding
The story
The challenge
The street had no green space, just a fenced-off patch of rubble that everyone walked past. Lots of neighbours had lived there for years without ever really meeting. [Two or three sentences from the report.]
What we did
We ran three design sessions over tea and biscuits, so the neighbours could decide what the garden should be. Then we built it together over six weekends. Where Friends Grow socials brought volunteers along, and ticket money paid for tools and plants.
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What changed
The garden is now looked after by a group of neighbours who meet every other Saturday, and it hosts a Where Friends Grow social each season. [The main results from the report.]
Photos from the project
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Volunteer days
VolunteeringBulb Planting Day
Plant bulbs for spring at The Shared Garden. Tools, gloves and cake provided.
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