[Community_garden] Shade Structures in Community Gardens

[William Hohauser]

Pros:

Provides shade and a nice place to sit.
Makes the garden more welcoming for visitors.
Shade structures can provide a great place for flowering vines and  
small fruit bushes to grow.

Cons:

These need maintenance after a few years depending on the  
construction. Our garden has a couple of arbors (one has a grape vine  
that fruits every year!) that have settled over the years and needed  
shoring up.
Shade structure cast shadows on other parts of the garden that might  
not thrive in shade.
Poor design can create a shaded area that is dark and uninviting.

William Hohauser
Sixth Street and Avenue B Garden, NYC


On Jul 21, 2008, at 11:58 PM, KBR wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience with community gardens installing  
> shade structures in their gardens? I'd like to hear the pros and cons.
>
> Kate, Wisconsin"If at first the idea is not absurd, there is no hope  
> for it."
>                                                                                          ~ 
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