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Sump gardens

The sump community garden is a great example of greening our city. The Green Swing team played a key role in creating the framework that made it all possible and continues to work on the re-vegetation of the site.

How the seed was planted

Before – sump @ 98 Rutland Ave

Late 2009/early 2010 we were looking at different sites to create our vision for a sustainable and community oriented townhouse development. One of the sites on the list was 96 Rutland Avenue. We had a meeting with Josh Byrne to discuss the various options. At the meeting Mark provided information that he and Alana had discovered the evening before that next door to this particular block was a sump. Josh’s eyes lit up and it was at thatarrangement will be between the Town of Victoria Park and the VPCGA. The Rutland sump is the first satellite garden for the VPCGA. It is a true win-win situation. The VPCGA has set up a sub committee which is responsible for the day to day management of the satellite garden. Members of the community members are encouraged to simply enjoy the space, or become involved and lend a hand.

The structure for the Rutland Sump garden can be used as a model for other sump gardens.

Drainage Management: hundreds of sumps…

Sumps take up a lot of valuable land in our urban area. Most are a hole in the ground, vegetation consists of grass/weeds which is mowed a couple of times a year and the whole thing is enclosed by an