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‘Honey I drugged the bees’
Gibside market square slip bedsbyHistoric gardens Trainee
Slide2The client brief
A border the entire length of the slip bed by the Potting Shed Café to reflect the period of the time if possible, to be educational but more importantly to be full of colour during the main summer period from late June until end of September a budget of £700 has been allowed for this project.
Slide3Key elements
EducationalBe full of colour June until end of September A budget of £700
Slide4Theme?
Bees and butterflies – conservation minded, these plants will provide a show of colour. Educational interest.Medicinal – Educational, fun and the majority of Medicinal plants are great for pollinators.
Slide5SMART objectives
1. To create a preliminary planting design to include autumn planting of the slip beds by 8th August 2014.
2. To remove unwanted plants from the slip beds (leaving enough, so that the beds do not look empty) as specified in the planting design by 24th October 2014.
3. To move the existing plants that are to be kept in the slip beds as specified by the planting plan by 24th October 2014.
4. To carry out the soil improvement as specified in the planting design by 24th October 2014.
5. To carry out the autumn planting, including bulbs (on list A) and as specified by the planting design by 24th October 2014.
6. To carry out external and greenhouse seed sowing as specified by the planting design by March 30th 2015.
7. To carry out top dressing of choice plants and remaining perennial planting as specified in the planting design by 24th April
2015
8. Handover 30
th
April.
Slide6Bees and butterflies
Identify and source plants that are good for bees & butterflies
Look at flowering times and provide some colour outside of the specified period
Create a plan for the 2 bee and butterfly beds
Order, move or sow chosen plants
Plant out
Slide7Medicinal
Identify and source
medicinal plants & research properties, history & myth
Look at flowering times and provide some colour outside of the specified period
Create a plan for the 2
medicinal beds
Order, move or sow chosen
plants
Grow spare plants in case of losses or slow germination (seeds)
Plant out
Slide8What will it look like?
• Colourful
• Interesting/Educational
• Good for bees and butterflies
• Medicinal
• In keeping with the properties history (pre 1874 planting)
• Will create a pleasing area within the market square
Slide9How am I bringing in a new audience?
Current main visitor groups – Curious minds and Explorer families
.
The project is part of the market square redevelopment which offers a farmers market, butchery, bakery, pub, café. This will bring new visitors.
Those who visit just for the market square will be encouraged to revisit and explore the garden offer.
Slide10Work in progress
Slide11Expected Problems?
Sourcing medicinal plants
Germination temperature/growth speed
Greenhouse pests
Hardening off
Frost
Slide12What did we get?
Slide13How was it innovative?
New
to have themed beds in the garden.
Both
the bee and butterfly beds and medicinal beds will allow for interpretation, engagement and education.
Slide14How could you improve it and what did I learn?
The beds would have had more impact if I could have purchased plants in the spring.
I learned the advantages of a good NT plant supplier in comparison to a garden centre.
I learned to stand back and say to myself
‘you did good girl’.
Slide15Pics of finished project
1
st
May 2015
Slide16This
is
my legacy
‘Honey I drugged the bees’
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