Overall Community Garden Winner 2018

Scotland - TAY VIEW COMMUNITY GARDEN

Entered by Stuart Fairweather

Based in Dundee, Scotland

Situated on a disused inner-city site near one of the most polluted crossroads in Dundee, the community garden sits on a sloping site overlooking the River Tay. Derelict and uninspiring in August 2016, residents, artists and Dundee City Council have thrown everything at the site over the last two years to transform it into a beautiful and productive space that ties the whole community together!

The Cultivation Street judges were bowled over by the huge cross-section of locals that have been involved in bringing this community garden to life. It has brought people with mental health issues and learning disabilities, school children, refugees and recovering drug addicts together in a positive and rewarding project bursting with community spirit.

They also loved the many ways in which the garden is being put to good use for the benefit of local kids and adults alike. The Dundee City Council’s Sensory Service uses the garden space as a therapeutic resource for children with impaired vision or hearing, schools use the biodiversity area as an educational resource, pedestrians and cyclists use it as a pleasant shortcut to avoid a dangerous junction, and the area has seen a reduction in litter and anti-social behaviour because of the project. Make no mistake, this project’s impact on the local community has been nothing short of incredible.