With the help of many residents, Edmonton will be getting greener this weekend.
An urban garden project is being set up on a bridge over 97 Street at 105 Avenue to add aesthetic appeal to an abandoned rail bridge.
“There were already people using the space but we wanted to change how the space was being used,” LIVINGbridge organizer Erin Ross explained.
She said it took nearly two months for the project to reach the planting stage but said the community had been supportive of the concept.
“We got the majority of our funding from the Edmonton Community Foundation and the Stollery Charitable Foundation,” Ross said, adding other organizations were also involved including Sustainable Food Edmonton and the Downtown Community League.
“We’re really hoping that people come out throughout the summer and take ownership of the space and continue to water it and weed it.
“We’ve got a whole bunch of edibles, a whole bunch of really beautiful annuals, a bunch of indigenous perennials so the garden will come back next year.”
Anthony Dunlop, a 33-year-old graphic designer, described gardens as living art and said he felt the city had a lot of forgotten spaces that needed redevelopment.
“So I am really happy to bring some life to a place that has been forgotten for 20 years.”
Ross said they were expecting about 50 volunteers to help set the garden up.
With files from Jeff Harrington
