Comments on: Downtown Community Garden: An Update

By: There Will Be Gardens | AltDaily

There Will Be Gardens | AltDaily — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:11:56 +0000

[...] need for a community garden in Downtown Norfolk is something I’ve written about here and here. I have far too many thoughts and images swirling through my mind right now to make this a coherent [...]

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:03:13 +0000

I had an idea like this for the area behind the Sandler Center in Town Center. I think a vertical garden on the side of side of the building that is obscenely all brick would help beautify the area.

I’ve been in talks with one of the people there and they want to put a sculpture garden there so that might happen instead. I like the idea of a community garden though and since they plan on developing it in 5 years, it would make sense.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:58:16 +0000

Is spelled Geoff…

By: wspeid

wspeid — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:22:31 +0000

To get more support behind Wallace Gardens you should form a non-profit whose mission statement is to create guerilla gardens in downtown Norfolk. Create a rendered plan in scale and include specifications that identify your sources for donated materials and a documented removal plan for when the need arises.

Then contact Wallace to set up a meeting to discuss their making a tax deductable contribution to your non-profit by merely allowing you to use the space rent free. You could also contact the Norfolk Downtown Council and ask them to back you.

I am a certified landscape architect and would be happy to contribute my services to assist in creating a plan.

William Speidel
wspeid@cox.net

By: BC Wilson

BC Wilson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:47:04 +0000

I like the community garden idea, but I'm not sure about that site. You can join me in brainstorming alternate community garden sites on this Google Maps page.

By: Mira Boykin

Mira Boykin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:12:06 +0000

I think it’s a brilliant scheme. I’m so saddened to see Granby street look like such a piece of crap, so much of the time. Wallaces? What the fuck are you doing?
Jesse, I’m going to personally invest the remaining 32 seconds left in my day to determining: What do those Wallace boys drink? And how can I get a hefty load of said favored alcohol in ‘em long enough to persuade the implementation of-gasp-an herb garden!

By: m.

m. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:40:06 +0000

I like to go there & just sit at the top of the slope sometimes.