Entering the garden you walk between beds of edible shrubs and perennials. To your right is a vertical green screen. Up-cycled food tins and supermarket baskets are being used to grow young salad crops. A reminder that food can be grown in a small space and not everything needs to be bought.
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Moving down the path we come to an apple tree and a row of chinese quince trained along the fence which are underplanted with a range of shrubs and perennials with edible fruit or flowers.
Turning around there is a restful seating area screened from the front of the garden by a second curved wooden fence. All the landscape materials in the garden use reclaimed wood including the stools made by Horticap student Jack.
All the plants in the garden have edible properties highlighting the opportunity to improve food sustainability through gardening in an ornamental and attractive way.
As you begin to exit the garden you will pass a row of different currant bushes and low herbs before passing under the upcycled scaffolding arch hung with tomato tin hanging baskets
The Food is our Common Ground Garden was designed by Helena Glassup. The Hard Landscaping was completed by Ian Calpin Landscapes and the garden celebrates the work of York Foodbank.
To find out more about the work of the foodbank, ways you can help or to make a donation please visit their website at york.foodbank.org.uk
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