This inner-city schoolgarden faces several challenges: the soil is compacted and dry, shade and sunlight are uneven due to surrounding walls and buildings, and the narrow layout limits planting options. Existing fruit trees create competition for resources, while irrigation appears uneven. Hard surfaces add reflected heat, and the urban setting brings noise, pollution, and low biodiversity.
Teaming up at the Botanical Garden, Stockholm University for inspiration.
Lecture on permaculture gardening by science teacher Sara at Södertörns friskola.
Together with colleagues from Spain Romania and Turkiye after the lecture on the use of digital media and screen addiction by professor Lisa Thorell at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Solna.
A small garden design plan showing labeled planting areas with lavender, sage, echinacea, roses, and monarda around a central evergreen. A bench and trees frame the space, creating a calm, pollinator-friendly rest area.
