At the intersection of Leys Road and Highworth Avenue is a small, enclosed circular space whose previous landscaping had grown a little wild. We were offered the opportunity to give the space a makeover by the city council and gladly took it. For this space we opted for a circular design to match the overall shape of the space, using rings of strawberries and chives, as well as relocating the existing sage and lavender plants into more of a cluster in the middle around an ornamental plant. You can’t tell from the late spring photos above, but there are numerous tulips that we rearranged in a circular manner around the space as well, for that bright splash of colour as soon as the winter is over.
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Unguerillaed
We admit it, this one was such a small little bare piece of soil that we simply guerrilla gardened it. It was a nice result until the whole space was turned over the following spring. What’s left is three huge thyme plants from the original planting. We put this series of photos in to show the importance of creating partnerships when using edible landscaping in a community.
A barrel full of herbs
Even if you have no soil to plant in you can still create a little edible landscaping with containers. We partnered with the Cambridge Art Salon to install two whiskey barrel planters full of herbs including sage, thyme, chives, and marjoram. They will certainly brighten up the area in front of the Salon.