What is Community Landscaping?
Community landscaping is a concept of gardening where people from a single community come together to do volunteer landscaping or gardening in the area. The concept is a way to provide green space, especially in inner cities, and also promote a closer sense of community. In the United States, there is even a national organization, known as the American Community Gardening Association, that can provide helpful advice in order to get projects rolling. The first step in community landscaping is to identify some people in the selected area that may be interested in participating. The size of the group needed for community landscaping depends largely on the type of gardening being done, and the size of the area being developed. Just a few people may be able to maintain a small lot. The more people that are interested, however, the better the chances are of keeping the program active over an extended period of time. Once the basic group has been formed, these founders must identify an approp