Property News · May 7, 2016

Me and my garden: ‘The developers like having us here’


Sarah Marshall, Grove Community Garden, EdinburghMy mum is a very keen gardener. She’s more controlled, whereas I’ve always had an eye for things that grow in the wild. In the mid to late 1990s, I was working near the Newbury bypass and couldn’t help but get involved in the protests. I made little gardens in the weeds. We learned a lot about what you can eat from the wild; we had that book, Food For Free, by Richard Mabey.I came to Edinburgh with my son to study for an art degree. When I turned up here in Fountainbridge, at the old McEwan’s Brewery site, it was a waste ground. But there was some coltsfoot pushing through the rubble, and I saw it as a symbol of the potential here. We grow in pallet-based raised beds, so they can be moved around as the developers work on the site. They like having us here. We’re currently using a spot where they intend to build affordable housing. Private lets are expensive in Edinburgh, so there is a need for developers to accommodate communities and individuals. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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