The new water play area/river bed, bridge and hut before the planting
After a few short hours and a great turnout by community the space is softened and enhanced with planting, mulch and other materials for exploration
Prebbleton Playcentre
Prebbleton Playcentre was keen on bringing more natural materials into their playground, adding a water play area, a bridge and replacing their hut, which had been damaged recently.
Working closely with Rob from NatureFlow, we created an space which would cater for all ages and provide a space for exploring different textures, surfaces and materials. The project culminated with one of my favourite ways to work - a working bee for planting, mulching and more! The Playcentre community chipped in for a morning of finishing the space and celebrating with a bit of food, conversation and play.
Fun times at the community working bee - finishing the planting and celebrating the end of the project
From conception to completion Emma was the guide we needed to develop our outdoor area at Prebbleton Playcentre. Working with a group is hard, lots of ideas and not necessarily a lot of expertise which is where Emma was our greatest support. She was able to bring together all our vague ideas by listening to our collective ideas and creating a design that was perfect for us.
From advising us around size, type, durability of which plants to choose and why, ground prep, covering and space awareness. – her support to shop for plants and to further deliver much of the materials needed to plant. She is the hardest, steadiest worker from digging holes for sumps and co-coordinating and working alongside parents and children on the working bee. Emma has listened to our ideas, concerns and has always respected our input and looked to incorporate as much as possible.