This garden hopes to encourage visitors to reconnect with seasonal, locally grown produce by creating a space in which people can gather and unwind through growing, cooking and eating together.
Glean adopts the ‘three Rs’ of sustainability: reduce, reuse and recycle by reducing food miles and packaging; reclaiming scaffold boards, steel and rubble; recycling garden waste within special ‘keyhole’ composting beds.
Mixed polyculture-style planting sees ornamental and pollinator-friendly plants intermingling with productive food crops, while bird boxes and hedgehog houses offer shelter for wildlife, proving that even a small space can provide sustenance and sanctuary for all manner of life.
