Based on the question from the reading response, "Green Dreams; Gardens'' from the book "Eccentric Spaces" by Robert Harbison we were asked to discuss the issues with the surrounding area of our school and how could we change and improve them. In class we separated in three groups to cover three categories of issues/problems within the community around the school.
I joined the group involving adding/improving the green, environmental spaces around NWSA, "Tree huggers". In class as a group, we discussed some strategies to lead to potential goals to help remedy the issues in the area involving a lack or need or improvement of green spaces. This includes: constructing a small nearby park, add a naturalistic features on the buildings nearby such as a green house on the roof, vine colony on the side of the building, create a nature area in an area that is not being occupied (public/private venue, profit will go towards the upkeep/improvements).
As a class we walked to the Miami History Museum, with our groups we were to find issues and problems with the outside area of the museum and come up with solutions to resolve the issues involving the green spaces within the museum grounds.
Some issues/problems that we noticed:
Issue/problem: empty wall space not being used Solution: wall garden (Mural), using a vine colony or planter with small plants
Issue/problem: upkeep/maintenance of grounds Solution: volunteers( ex. students, homeless - in exchange for a hot meal and a place to sleep)
Issue/problem: arrangement of plants Solution: central oasis of foliage (native to Florida -including sun/shade plants)
Issue/problem: type of plants, trees, and flowers planted Solution: planted indigenous foliage to Florida, fruit trees/plants (absorb CO^2, aid pollination by bees, medicinal uses). Teach museum visitors about Florida's environment/ecosystem
Issue/problem: trash Solution: incorporate recycling bins in sections of the museum grounds
Issue/problem: energy sources Solution: use solar power to run the water fountain, create water collection system to use to water the foliage
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