Phase 1 Site Plan

Here is the new site plan for the community garden, based on the wishes of our property owner and neighbors, the requirements of the Village, and the ideas of our members. Click on the image and save to your computer to see a full size version.

PYCG Site Plan - Phase 1

The plan includes a 50 ft. by 100 ft. gravel parking area, providing 11 parking spaces. The fenced area of the garden will be 118 ft. square, which encloses approximately 1/3 of an acre for cultivation. There will be an 8 ft. by 250 ft. rain garden planted on the front property boundary, to protect from any irrigation run off and provide habitat for wildlife.

This garden plan provides a total of 66 - 10 ft. by 4 ft. raised beds. 16 of the beds will be reserved for a teaching garden, where we can hold demonstrations and workshops for children and adults. The other 50 beds will be available for the use of our members, including 10 handicapped accessible beds near the front entrance. There will be an 8 ft. by 10 ft. tool shed, and a 1050 gallon water tank in the middle of the garden. The tank will be filled off of the nearby hydrant (not pictured). There is also a 4 ft. by 16 ft. area to store compost and mulch, and a 16 ft. by 24 ft. shade house with 3 picnic tables for seating. A 10 ft. square sand box and alphabet-themed garden would be provided near the rear of the garden for children.

The shade house would be a simple post and beam construction, with a lattice roof. This could support ornamental vines for beauty and fuller shade coverage. There would be enough room underneath for 3 picnic tables.

We could construct this outdoor bulletin board as a sign for the garden, near the main entrance. It would provide a place to welcome visitors, post garden rules, provide a map of the garden layout, and post information and notices for our members.