More
and more housing companies are turning away from homes with their own gardens
to more vertical houses with shared, co-operative yard spaces. If you live in a home with spare green space,
you might be wondering how best to contribute to it. Most co-ops ask their users to bring an item
as a token of membership, so here are 5 great ways to contribute.
- BBQ
There’s
nothing better than a warm summer’s day outdoors with a barbecue. Therefore, contributing the BBQ itself could
be a very valuable contribution. Even
better, you could build your own using brick and mortar, as this is a great
excuse to be outside and to rope in your neighbors to get to know them a
little better.
- Garden Furniture
If
you’re looking to provide your shared space with a truly practical gift,
there’s nothing better you could do than purchase outdoor furniture from a
specialist like Garden
Furniture Centre.co.uk. This could be the beginning of a new social
space for you and your neighbors, so providing a great place to relax would be
a good start.
- Fun and Games
On
the other hand, sometimes a serious, practical gift isn’t necessarily the right
approach. Instead, you could provide the entertainment for the co-op space. A sustainably-made swing set for the kids or a set of goals
for a weekly street soccer match might be a better path to tread, particularly
if you’re looking to bring your community closer together.
- Fruit and Veggie Garden
A
fun yet useful approach might be to plant some fruit trees or a vegetable
patch. That way, you and your neighbours
could prosper from the annual crop, and meanwhile, you could tend to the garden
as a group, providing everybody with plenty of exercise and time outdoors.
- Tools of the Trade
Unfortunately,
every
garden requires maintaining. Therefore,
you could become everyone’s favorite garden co-operative member by bringing
your own (efficient) lawnmower and maintenance tools.
After a few weeks, you could ask the others to join in with the work and
you could maybe even create a rotation to ensure that everybody’s doing their fair
share.
Good luck and happy gardening!
Author: Pete, Garden Furniture Centre
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