gardens should capture the
beauty of nature around us,
be timeless in their application
and help us feel rejuvenated
and relaxed

COMMUNITY GARDENS - DESIGN & PLANNING

I feel enthusiastic when it comes to designing Community Gardens. I love working with people passionate about growing food, who want to create beautiful, functional gardens full of colour and diversity.

With a background in Organic Horticulture, I can help you plan a Community Garden which is established and maintained free of harmful chemicals.

Scroll down to the PROJECT GALLERY to read more about Carl's specialist areas of design, and to view images of his work.

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On a trip to Dunedin I met with a group of
people hoping to set up a Community Garden
in Port Chalmers. They needed a design they
could take to Council to secure lease for the
land. This is where I stepped in. I worked
with the group to produce a Concept that
integrated permaculture principles, and
created large food growing and composting
areas as well as gathering places for
community meetings. Here is what Nicola
Bould, Community Garden Co-ordinator
had to say about the Plan:
"Carl's gorgeous design for our community
garden was inspiring, and just the ticket for
securing the lease of the land from the city
council. Carl himself was wonderful to work
with, he listened to our wants and needs and
suggested ways of achieving them"

I worked with a local group of Edgeware
residents to create this Concept for a
Community Garden adjacent to the old
Edgeware pool site in Christchurch.
Negotiating obstacles like maintaining
vehicle access and keeping clear of large
Council well-heads on site, I managed to
create a design that fitted the site perfectly.
In fact in this instance I felt the land itself
suggest very clearly the way in which the
garden should be laid out. As part of the
design we created space for a 'reconciliation'
garden, where the past conflict associated
with the site (there were battles fought over
trying to keep the pool open) could be
recognised and healed.