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ST ANN’S MILL - URBAN COMMUNITY GREEN SPACESExploring how the mill can serve the community and connect to Kirkstall Valley whilst exploring opportunities for urban farming
By Laura Helen Fogg
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Brief and Vision.................................................................1
Location and Context........................................................................3History.....................................................................................................7Leeds Green Infrastructure..............................................................9Community Growing Projects......................................................13Wider Site Analysis............................................................................15Existing Situation..............................................................................17Case Studies........................................................................................19Forest Gardens...................................................................................23Constraints and Opportunities......................................................25
Design Development......................................................29Precedents...........................................................................................33
Masterplan......................................................................37Planting Scheme...............................................................................47
Brief and vision
Considering existing proposals for Kirkstall Valley Park I am combining a more detailed design proposal for the St Ann’s Mill site as well as linking in proposed ideas into the surrounding area. Using this and the Cities Alive document I will explore how the site can be transformed from it’s existing run down state to accommodate a Kirkstall Valley Visitor Centre with a focus on sustainability and ‘green’ thinking.
My Vision for St Ann’s Mills and the surrounding area focuses on creating fun, educational, community driven spaces in a prime location. The renovated St Ann’s Mill will be the central feature, serving as Kirkstall Valley Visitor and Sustainability Centre, with accompanying land to provide educational community driven space for growing productive vegetation. Connections will be made to other destinations in the valley by incorporating bridges and tunnels and improved pathways.
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Kirkstall Abbey
Superstore
St Ann’s Mill Site
Armley Mills
Leeds Train Station
Kirkstall
Bramley
Burley
Hyde ParkWoodhouse
Headingley
Holbeck
Leeds City Centre
Armley
Wortley
Location and context
My chosen site, St Ann’s Mill is located in Leeds, west of the city centre. Leeds lies in West Yorkshire, made up of 5 metropolitan boroughs; Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Calderdale and Kirklees and has a populations of 2.2 million. The Industrial Revolution created huge growth in Leeds and Bradford which are now West Yorkshire’s largest cities. As well as this Leeds is the third largest city in the UK.
The city of Leeds began it’s days as a market town situated along the River Aire which then grew and joined with other villages along the river valley. The River played a vital role as Leeds expanded and became a centre for industry with many mills along the river.
St Ann’s Mill lies north west of the city centre in the suburb of Kirkstall, With Headingley north east and Bramley west. The busy A65 runs through Kirkstall and forms links from the city centre to Guiseley, Yeadon and Ilkley.
The map opposite shows the site along the green corridor of River Aire just behind a Morissons superstore and shopping centre. Further north is the popular visitor attraction Kirkstall Abbey, a ruined Cistercian Abbey founded in 1152, and further south Armley Mills, once a working woollen mill it is now a museum open to the public.
Site Location and Features
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Railway
River/Canal
St Ann’s Mill Site
Open space
Commercial
Business
Business/Industrial
Industrial
Education
Historic/museum
Hospital
Residential
St Ann’s Mill
Farm
Morrisons
Rugby Training
Nature Reserve
PastureCommercial Golf
CourseCommunity Golf
Course
Land UseSite Context
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HistoryThe city of Leeds can be traced back to the 5th century and became a small town that had formed up from the River Aire. It is the towns great expansion during the Industrial revolution that plays an important role in the St Ann’s Mill site.
A rapid growth in population led to their being roughly 150,000 people by 1840 due to industrial growth formed from the Leeds Liverpool Canal created in 1816 and the first railway here from 1834 which gradually formed links from Leeds to surrounding towns like Dewsbury and Bradford Hull and York as well as further afield like Manchester and Liverpool. Following this growth, Leeds became a city in 1893 with various areas of the city having a different role in the industrial revolution; the city centre was based around travel and commerce, Holbeck and Hunslet became engineering centres, Armley, Bramley and Kirkstall located along the river became centres for milling.
1850’s
1890’s
1900’s 1980’s
1950’s
1930’s
Key
St Ann’s Mill
Other Mill
Historic building
Urban growthKirkstall road and
St Ann’s Mill do not yet exist
St Ann’s Mill and the canal have now been
constructed
Another mill, Burley Mill, is now
also present
Kirkstall road has been completed as far as bridge road
Redcote lane forms another link across
the river
St Stephens Church is built and Abbey
road is extended to Horsforth
Kirkstall viaduct is open and the railways are almost complete
There were once several mills along this stretch of the River Aire; Abbey Mills, Savins Mill, St Ann’s Mills, Burley Mills and Armley Mills. Today the future of Abbey Mills and St Ann’s Mill are uncertain, whereas Armley Mills was turned into a museum, similar to the historical Abbey House, with the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey now a popular visitor attraction. We can see from the maps that the growth of the city has engulfed much of the open space that surrounded Kirkstall and the river corridor where the Mills sat.
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Public parks
SSSI
St Ann’s Mill Site
Amenity ground and sports pitches
Allotments
Woodland
Leeds Green infrastructure
Leeds
Bradford
Kirkstall Valley
Meanwood ValleyRoundhay Park
Temple Newsome
Leeds Green Spaces
In a wider context Leeds and it’s surrounding towns of West Yorkshire including Bradford and Wakefield are surrounded by a green landscape. To the southwest lies the Peak District National Park and to the north west the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Within the city green wedges still exist through the city, 2 clear example are the Meanwood Valley and the Kirkstall Valley which follows the route of the
River Aire and is the surrounding area to the St Ann’s Mill site. There are a large number of public parks across the whole of Leeds, those closest to the site are mapped opposite, along with other areas on green including amenity and sports ground, allotments and woodlands which all contribute to providing strong Green routes within the city to create ecological corridors for insects and animals and well as safe places for the public to use for exercise, relaxation and enjoyment.
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Bee hives
Food growing including allotments
St Ann’s Mill Site
Community growing projects
Orchards/ Forest gardens
Productive Green Spaces
Kirkstall Abbey Community Beds
Armley Mills - Growing For Colour
All Hallows Church Permaculture Garden
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community GrowinG Projects
Kirkstall Community Garden
A non profit community project located north of St Ann’s Mill at Church Lane Allotments.• Focus on community spirit and learning new skills
together• Re using and recycling is incorporated into growing
a variety of food• Providing a safe fun environment for people of all
ages and abilities• Promoting social engagement and a healthy
lifestyle
Kirkstall Community Beds
Adding life to the historic Kirkstall Abbey; members of Kirkstall Community Garden along with TCV Hollybush have created 10 growing beds for wildflowers and edibles in a bid to encourage the community to get growing their own. The beds are dotted in the grounds of the abbey which as an already popular visitor attraction will interest many different people from different communities and hopefully inspire food growing.
Armley Mills Colour Garden - Growing For Colour
A friendly group situated in the colour garden at Armley Mills Industrial Museum with a focus on education and suitable for people with little and lots of experience it looks into the use of everyday plants used to create dyes for fabrics and yarn. Learning how to extract the colour from the plant and experiment with natural dying. It also provides an outdoor space to encourage people to get involved with the creation of the colour garden and have a go at growing their own plants.
Incredible Edible Todmorden
Incredible edible is an exemplary organisation for productive food growing in an urban environment. The group grows and campaigns for local food and plant vegetables all around Todmorden. It encourages other public bodies to utilise their land for productive means; the fire station, railway station and school groups have all become involved. The group focuses on education about food particularly relating to school groups and encourages volunteers into the program.
It has created a great visitor attraction to the town which is a great way to spread the message of food production; now many other towns and cities have started their own Incredible Edible groups in places such as Wakefield, Salford and Bristol.
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St Ann’s Mill Site
Nature Reserve
National Grid
Poor pedestrian routes/links
Railway
A Road
Footpath
Cycle Way
Bridges (car and path)
Pedestrian bridges
Potential new links
Dentinations
Weirs
Food growing locations
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wider site anaLysis
3. Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve
A 9 ha site managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust 2 miles from Leeds City Centre
A combination of wetland, meadow and young woodland provide a green retreat for people and wildlife amongst busy residential and commercial areas
The reserve sits on a bed of fly ash from the Kirkstall Power Station which was demolished in the 1970’s, it now provides a variety of habitats; woodland, reed bed, wildflower meadow and bog and supports various bird and mammal species including the Grey Partridge, fox, badger, and several bat species.
1. History, community food growing, encouraging wildlife and open space for sport and recreation at Kirkstall Abbey, north of St Ann’s Mill.
2. The footpath continues from the Abbey and crosses heavy traffic areas to become the goitside walk; ground is uneven and bumpy with overgrown vegetation.
Electricity pylon interrupts an area of open space, lots of graffiti, doesn’t feel safe.
Stone benches - cold and hard, not inviting to sit and stay in the area.
Poor sign-age to route and surrounding areas.
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St Ann’s Mill
Kirkstall road A65
Access road from main road
Path onto the giotside walk
Morissons Superstore
Small businesses
Unused space
Close access to riverside
River Aire
Rugby training ground
Car park
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1.Panorama image stood in front on the mill showing the small businesses that now occupy that area. To the right you can see the mature vegetation that surrounds the banks of the River Aire in this area.
2.View of the business Aire Auto Repairs and the access track that leads down to the mill from the busy A65 road. You can see the graffiti on the building showing the area is not widely used by the public and its secluded spot encourages anti- social behaviour, making the space a widely used community area close to the river would be a positive effect on this space with high potential.
3.From the goit side walk looking over the river, views of the storage unit business currently running from the area, the Morrisons superstore can also be seen from the riverside path.
4.From an area of vegetation showing views of the mill across the water. The area can be accessed from the site but is currently blocked off as an unused space.
existinG situation
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case studies
Staveley Nature Reserve
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Potteric CarrNature Reserve
A 79 ha nature reserve on the River Tutt at Staveley
Comprised of 2 parts; Eastern Lagoon - edged with natural vegetation that was allowed to develop on it’s own, consists fen, reed swamp and flower rich grasslandWestern Lagoon - limited trees and intensively grazed pasture
Provides habitat for over 200 species of bird, around 45 of which come to breedHome to many small mammals such as common and pygmy shrews, field and bank voles, wood mice and harvest mice, as well as larger mammals like foxes and Roe deer
Managed to maintain its various habitats of fen, flower-rich grassland, open water, wet pasture and ponds by clearing scrub, mowing and grazing.
A 200 ha site on low lying ground near Doncaster forming the floodplain of the River Torne
The extensive wetland has a variety of habitats that accommodate over 230 species of birds, with over 65 breeding here every year
The marshes also allow for a range of plants to thrive like greater and lesser spearwort, water soldier, water violet and Southern marsh orchid. The disused railway embankments encourage plants such as common spotted and bee orchids and old man’s beard.
The pools encourage the presence of great crested and palmate newts as well as toads. Mammals such as water shrew, harvest mouse and roe deer can be seen here too. The mosaic of habitats are popular for insects and invertebrates; 28 species of butterfly and 21 species of dragonfly have been spotted here.
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm has been established since the 1980’s and is a registered charity. It has grown to cover a 24 acre site in the midst of a busy community close to Leeds City Centre.
The site offers a great deal to the community and further afield; • Educational services to school groups• Engage Reconnect Project - for high school pupils experiencing difficultly in
mainstream school systems• Development programmes to adults with learning difficulties• Allotments for locals• Conference and educational facilities• Leisure ad recreation with a shop of local produce
At the farm only native tree species are planted such as English Oak, Alder, Silver Birch and Field Maple which provide important habitats for bird, bats and insects. Deadwood is left in the woods to encourage small mammals and invertebrates. A wildflower meadow provides another different habitat consisting of wild flower species native to Britain which create a great habitat for bees, wasps and butterflies.
As well as the animals that are kept on the farm it creates a haven for other wildlife such as foxes, badgers, rabbits, roe deer and rodents. Birds such as red kites, kestrels, sparrow hawks and owls are often sighted around the farm too.
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Biospheric Project, Salford
This Manchester based project was commissioned by the Manchester International Festival in 2013 and has turned a once derelict mill into an urban farm and laboratory and research centre. The project embraces a variety of new technologies and produces a wide range of food and habitats.
Forest Garden
• Designed to grow over 50 tree species and 100 plant species including a mix of fruits, berries, perennial vegetables, medicinal plants and herbs and edible flowers
• It’s urban located explores how inner city land can be modified to allow for food production
• It has been created to form a low maintenance high yield system
Vermiculture
• Worms are crucial to improve the quality of the soil and crops
• The worms break down organic waste from across the Biospheric Project, they ingest and aerate the waste and then deposit castings rich in nutrients which are used to help grow plants in the building.
• The worms also provide a food source for the fish
Mushrooms
• In the laboratory organic mushrooms such as shiitake and oyster are grown
• They are grown on widely available recycled substrates such as wood chip, sawdust and coffee grounds
• Currently research is being done to explore ways to increase production of indoor urban mushroom production in order to provide shops and restaurants with fresh supplies
Roof Garden
• The roof garden space provides a home to honey bees, chickens, leaf crops and renewable energy systems
• The 15m poly-tunnels used to grow spinach, kale, lettuce, herbs, micro herbs, grasses and edible flowers
• The poly-tunnel creates a warmer climate in order to grow crops that would not grow in these climates
Aquaponics
• Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture and hydroponics (rearing fish and growing plants in water)
• Fish create 2 waste products - ammonia and solid waste - using aquaponic techniques the waste can be filtered out and used
• The ammonia rich water is pumped into a series of filtration beds containing bacteria converting the ammonia to nitrate
• Plants absorb the nitrate and use it as a nutrient to growing
• Once the nitrate has been absorbed from the water it then goes back to the fish tanks
Bio Facade
• The bio facade system optimises food production by developing a sustainable hyper localised food system
• The research of this challenges ways ecology and technology is implemented in cities
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forest GardensWhat is a Forest Garden?
A garden that is planted to mimic the natural ecosystems of a forest, often concentrating on choosing edible species. It is a sustainable garden based on the layered structure of a native woodland, there are 7 layers involved;
• 1. Canopy trees - standard trees• 2. Smaller shade tolerant trees - for fruit and nut provision• 3. Shrubs and bushes - currents and berries • 4. Herbaceous - perennial herbs and vegetables• 5. Ground cover plants• 6. Underground layer - root vegetables• 7. Vertical layer - climbers and vines such as beans trained
to climb the trees
What are the benefits?
• Forest gardens are more resilient, designed to withstand flood and drought
• Maintaining soil fertility• Control soil erosion and water run off• Create a variety of habitats for wildlife• Once they are established are a low maintenance garden• They can provide their own nutrients through leaf
fall and planting a variety of species for deep rooting mineral accumulation and nitrogen fixing shrub and tree species (e.g. Alder and eleagnus)
• They are attractive and educational whilst creating great spaces for relaxation and play
• Providing nutrient rich food promoting a healthy diet
What can be produced?
• Trees - apple, pear, plum, cherry, mulberry, quince, chestnut, pine nut, almond, hazelnut
• • Shrubs - currant, plum, blueberry• • Perennial Vegetable - sea kale, wild garlic, perennial
broccoli• • Roots - horseradish, Jerusalem artichoke, • • Climbers - grape, hops, loganberry, tayberry• • Salads - sorrel, wild rocket, lambs lettuce• • Additional - fuel from wood coppice, dye plants, whole
range of herbs for culinary and medicinal use
Old Sleningford Farm Forest Garden
Old Sleningford Farm is located 5 miles north of Ripon in North Yorkshire and aims to demonstrate a low impact way of life.
Food is grown in the forest garden, raised beds and poly-tunnels.
Meet is produced from pigs, sheep and chickens, as well as eggs from the chickens.
Bees are kept for honey production and to increase pollination.
The first planting for the forest garden begun in 2004 with fruit trees and bushes being the first to be put in.
Over the following few months herbs and ground covers were planted such as strawberries. The ground was covered with mulch.More fruit trees and bushes were planted in winter 2005/6 and mulched with a mix of cardboard, wood chippings and straw.
Under story and ground cover planting continued with strawberries, raspberries and self seeding herbs. Cutting were taken from established plants and planted in new areas. The yield of food by 2008 was now enough to be shared.
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Good links from residential areas
Good links from residential areas
Railway line forms a barrier between the river and canal
Access from busy main road
Site can link to walk forming possible pedestrian and
cycle connections between St Ann’s Mill and popular attraction Kirkstall Abbey
Location o�ers connection to the water for activities
and pedestrian links
Opportunities to form (productive) green links
from existing sites of greenspace and productive
growing spaces
Historic buildings to provide community hub and spaces for local and new businesses, cafe/restaurant space with own food production plot
and community growing space
Existing and new footpaths
Canoe route
Food growing for cafe/business and communities
Sustainable Info centre
Canoe club base
Increased pedestrian links and connections and fewer traffic lanes
Woodland trail for pedestrians and cycles
Potential community food growing
Potential community food growing
constraints and oPPortunities
Wider Concept Sketch
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Access/road
Footpath
Green barrier
Canoe centre and route
Wetland area
Forest garden area
Food growing (community and business)
Public recreation
Demolish building
Restore building
Canoe course
Footpath
Existing business’
Morrisons
Rugby Training
Nature ReserveNew connection with bridge
St Ann’s Mill Concept Sketch 1 St Ann’s Mill Concept Sketch 2
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desiGn deveLoPment
Existing built form at St Ann’s Mill Building potential Proposed built form
Building to be refurbished
Building to be demolished
Footpaths
Existing tow path
Existing footpath
Improved footpath
New footpath
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Blue Infrastructure Green Infrastructure
Canoe course
Designed canoe course section
Fish pass
Canoe clubhouse
Nature reserve
Allotments and food production
Bike trails
Golf course
Scrub and woodland
Sports pitches
Agriculture
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Precedents
Sustainability and Urban Agriculture Visitor Centre
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White water and slalom canoe course
BMX and bike trails
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masterPLan - st ann’s miLL visitor centre and forest Garden
St Ann’s Mill
The Mill and surrounding buildings of good quality will be renovated to
become a sustainable visitor centre with an educational emphasis on renewable energy and food growing. The other buildings will provide business opportunities for local businesses. The surrounding space will provide parking and bike
centres with incentives for arriving via foot or bike. Leeds canoe club will also be based here
next to the River Aire. Growing beds for local community members and school
groups and a forest garden for the businesses and educational
purposes.
Leeds Canoe Course
A new club house for Leeds canoe club will be situated next to the mill,
as well as a storage unit for equipment. A section of the Aire will be altered with rocks at the edge and submerged in the water to
create a white water course. The existing path along the waterside will be improved and levelled as to provide easy access from the
mill and along the rest of the Kirkstall Valley; the path will be suitable for
wheelchair users and push chairs.
BMX Trail
As proposed in the original Kirkstall Valley Park Plan a bike trail was proposed
in the land adjacent to Kirkstall Road. I have situated it to a larger area to provide 2 larger BMX and bike trails of 2 different difficulties.
The trails add a fun addition to the area which is lacking in this kind of recreational activity
and will bring diverse members of the community to explore this area. The existing trees of the area will remain
and new trees will be planted around the dirt courses.
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St Ann’s Visitor and Sustainability Centre with function space and local cafe and
business opportunity upstairs
St Ann’s Forest Garden
Connecting foot bridge
Existing buildings provide places for local creative
businesses and cafés
Planting beds for the community and school
groups for education
Meeting room and equipment store for
Leeds Canoe Club
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st ann’s miLL
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canoe course Bmx traiL
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forest Garden: PLantinG examPLes
forest Garden: cross section
2m hedge 1.5m wood chip path
1.5m wood chip path
The Forest Garden proposed at the St Ann’s Visitor site is not a complete accurate 7 layered system but more of an education tool to show what can be achieved. The visitor centre would be a perfect location for an urban food growing area due to it’s proximity to other community growing groups (potentially providing bigger space for these groups to utilise). Rather than completely created a full 7 layered forest garden this area will use those layering principles to create a lush area of productive land. To create a more simplified approach just 3/4 layers can be used here to provide food, along with the other growing areas, for the mill cafe, other local businesses, visitors and the local community.
Because of the existing mature vegetation surrounding the site the top layer will be small to medium sized fruit trees such as apple and pear varieties
A level down there can be an easily grown shrub layer consisting of currant and berry bushes such as raspberries, blackberries, redcurrants
and blackcurrants
Closer to the ground there can be perennials and ground cover productive species such as perennial broccoli and strawberries. Herbs can be grown at this low level too and useful items to be used in the
cafe
Malus domestica ‘Discovery’ Prunus domestica ‘Opal’ Rubus ‘Silvan’ Rubus x loganobaccus
Malus domestica ‘Golden Noble’
Prunus domestica ‘Victoria’ Ribes nigram ‘Ben Lomond’ Rubus idaeus ‘Glen Moy’
Malus domestica ‘Discovery’ Pyrus communis ‘Concorde’
Pyrus communis ‘Onward’Fragaria x ananassa
Ribes rubrum ‘Red Lake’
Ribes rubrum ‘Stanza’Ribes nigram ‘Ben Connan’Rumex acetosa
Brassicaceae oleracea ‘fiesta’
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Bmx traiL: materiaLs
canoe course: materiaLs
st ann’s visitor centre: materiaLs
Betula pendula Quercus robur Compacted earth course
Limestone rocks Resin bound gravel Timber edging
Resin bound gravel Yorkstone paving Recycled timber deck Tarmac road
Timber planting beds Cast iron tree grilles Apple tree Pear tree
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Productive shrubs, perennial and groundcover. To include species such as Ribes rubrum, Ribes nigram, Rubus idaeus, Rubus x loganobaccus, Fragaria x ananassa, Rumex acetosa, Mentha spp., Brassicaceae oleracea
Planting beds for community (individual and group) use
Planting beds for the mill and local businesses and for educational purposes with the visitor centre
Fruit Tree Species
Apples:MdD Malus domestica ‘Discovery’MdG Malus domestica ‘Golden Noble’MdE Malus domestica ‘Elstar’
Pears:PPcC Pyrus communis ‘Concorde’PcO Pyrus comunis ‘Onward’
Plums:PdV Prunus domestica ‘Victoria’PdO Prunus domestica ‘Opal’
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community PLantinG Beds; PLantinG examPLesPLantinG scHeme
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There are lots of easy to grow fruits and vegetables that can be grown in the raised planting beds; simple to grow foods will encourage all people including beginners to gardening to get involved. It will help involve school groups and introduce them to more food they may not normally eat.
Tomatoes Strawberries
Courgettes
Onions Mint
Beetroot Rhubarb
Salad leaves
Potatoes
PeasRunner beans
Broad beans
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