Community garden is best on the Coast

The Woy Woy Peninsula Community Garden is the best on the Central Coast if won two awards in the Council's Garden Competition is any guide.

Judged as the Best Edible Garden (Community) and the Best Eco-Friendly Garden (industrial and commercial), the garden makes use of recycled materials, uses water wise practices, composting and organic principles.

Originally founded on land in Moana St, Woy Woy, that was destined to be sold by the Gosford Council, naturopath and local resident Ms Jill Meredith wrote an objection to the sale of the land in 2009.

The Peninsula Environment Group embraced the concept and provided support for the project to proceed.

The original site plan was drawn up by local horticulturalist Mr Adam McCall.

The last four years of hard work have paid off and the garden is now a beautiful space where children can play and learn about healthy food and how it is grown, according to Ms Meredith.

The elderly, disabled and frail have pathways and seating that allow for easy egress and enjoyment of a passive recreation space filled with frivolity and fun, sights and smells that celebrate all things natural.

The latest addition to the garden is a mosaic sundial, depicting community groups and nature concepts.

Many hands helped to create individual tiles that make up the clock face and install it in the garden.

Funds for this project were provided by Gosford Council via a Community Builders grant in 2015.

An open garden was held on September 25 as part of the Council's Open Garden day.

Email, 21 Sep 2016

Jill Meredith, Woy Woy Peninsula Community Garden