POLLINATORÂ GARDEN
Here For You & The Insects
We are excited to build into our design hedgerows and other features that will promote the invitation of native pollinators to our garden, including native bees, butterflies, and birds. This is both a conservation goal to provide space for species like the monarch butterfly and a functional goal to help encourage renewal and pollination of vegetables, fruits, and other plants.
COMPOSTING
Tomorrow Composts Today
Composting will be present on site to allow garden members to dispose of household food wastes in a way that can then be used for future garden bed supplementation. Compost provides rich nutrients and microorganisms that will help our garden grow.
RAISED PLANTING BEDS
A Place Where Community Members Can Grow And Manage Plots Throughout the Seasons
Garden beds will be a key feature of the site, allowing community members from campus and the neighborhood to grow and manage their own plots throughout the season. We are excited to see vegetables, fruits, flowers, and other plants populating this space and we have already started seedlings for the first summer.
TEACHING SPACE
Expiernece Education in the Outdoors
Canisius College is dedicated to the education of the whole person, and a key feature of our garden space will be areas where teaching of all kinds can happen. We hope that community members, public school partners, and other groups will use these spaces for the exchange of knowledge and ideas related to issues in our neighborhood, food, and sustainability.
RAIN BARRELS
Every Drop Counts
A key feature of any garden is water, and within our vision of sustainability we will be creating water management systems and rain gardens over time in order to help collect water and to provide our plants with a steady supply throughout the summer months.
"SCENTSORY" GARDEN
Explore Our Garden Using All 5 Senses
Given our location in a neighborhood full of families as well as our partnerships with schools, we are planning to create a "scentsory" garden that features plants for children to explore using their sense of touch, smell, sight, and even taste!
Meditation Space
Gardens in cities are shown to be calming, meditative spaces for residents. We envision creating space within our garden site to invite quiet contemplation for individuals or small groups who wish to use the space as a retreat.