Present: 2 Members of Greenspace, the garden designer and 6 local residents.
Chris gave and overview of the proposed works. The central section will keep the two curved beds but these will be recut to run parallel with the path. They will continue to have annual bedding. The spruce will have a crown lift to increase light underneath and improve sight lines. The roses will be removed and the bed turfed over.
The water fountain next to the hut will be reconnected so that it works. Greenspace are looking into the costs and funding for restoring the fountain on the southern side.
The other borders will be pruned to improve sight lines and make the Square feel lighter.
The budget of £500 has been approved to supply plants for the gardening groups flower bed. These will be ordered by Mick and supplied by the planting date of 7th March.
Mick then described the proposed treatment for the northern border. This will be turned into a woodland garden. The overgrown shrubs, saplings and copses will be removed including the portugese laurels. The elms are highly likely to develop disease and will be removed excepting one test tree. The border will be filled with approx 1,200 new plants. These are all under 1m heigh excepting a couple of magnolias and decorative acers. The aim is to create a garden which has "shape, form colour and berries". It will have some plants flowering from spring to September. After the new plants have settled and developed there will be the chance to split plants and spread them out around other parts of the Square. There could be an educational aspect to this phase which can include those who would like to participate and hopefully Islington's apprentice scheme. The plants are diverse, appropriate to the situation and wildlife friendly.
The date for the works to begin has not been set but the works are scheduled for early spring.
Luci has a copy of the plant list which will be put on the blog.
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