Did you miss the report from the landscaping committee during coffee hour on July 11, 2021?
The Landscape Planning Task Force has completed its work. Their report, “Sacred Grounds: A Landscape Vision for St. Martin’s,” is a remarkable effort by a group of parishioners with a deep understanding of the ways in which the campus helps realize our mission, as well as an inspiring vision for possible enhancements.
We now want to invite every member of St. Martin’s to review the report and to offer comments and suggestions. We are in a period of discernment about possible next steps and need your feedback!
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Many, many thanks to all who contributed to this process so far and especially to the members of the Task Force for all your work: Dorothy Brandon, Steve Coffeen, John Dolan, Carole Hom, Janet Lane, Beth Robbins, and Jim Schaal. Thanks also to our fabulous Junior Warden, Jessie Ann Owens.
Click below to access the report from the landscape committee.
I love the sacred space at St Martin! I have been coming here since I was a small child and it just feels like home; in fact I made a version of the fountain in the meditation garden for my own yard especially for hummingbirds and other birds to enjoy. During the pandemic it’s been my sanctuary. I believe it saved them during the last heatwave. I believe the idea of engaging the community and inviting them in through landscape is such a good use of resources. I also think that slowly transitioning to planting more natives and fewer grass areas is our responsibility. It’s possible that the space here is one of the most beautiful and healing places in town and all the ideas put forth will only serve to enhance. Thanks for the hard work.
Thanks to the Task Force for a detailed and well thought out document. I wish there were an easy solution to the Coast Redwood problem.
Much appreciation for all the input and work on this report! I like it all and again want to encourage as much as possible to plant drought resistant native perennials to benefit bees, birds and hummingbirds.
Thank you for all the work that has gone into creating and compiling this document. I appreciate the vision, and agree with the vast majority of it. I also agree that the coast redwoods pose a conundrum – they will not be sustainable into the future, but currently are providing both aesthetic, spiritual, and practical benefits. Has there been discussion of interplanting another tree species to prepare for the time when high winds or disease will lead to the loss of the mature redwood trees? Finally, I’d like to thank those whose effort lead to the creation of the childrens garden by the classrooms – it is beautiful, functional, and I’ve been delighted to see it grow and mature!
What a thorough and thoughtful report. Kudos to this group. It has made me think about the potential for employing the grounds in new and different ways. I look forward to continuing to refine these ideas in community.
Everything is very open with a precise description of the challenges. It was truly informative. Your website is very useful. Many thanks for sharing!
Many thanks to those who worked on the landscaping committee
1) It is good to see that existing areas of beauty and solace and play (the great lawn and children’s playspace) are proposed to be maintained, with a few improvements.
2) the proposal includes discrete projects that could be staged out over time rather than needing to be done in a single step: that’s good too.
3) Thank you for thinking of that space behind the parish hall kitchen as a place to improve: it is the kind of eyesore that is too often overlooked. And the other suggestions are good as well!