We offer a range of consultancy, design and build services. MUD have a team of skilled designers, builders and gardeners that have worked on 21 public and community gardens since 2019 and have won a Silver Gilt medal at RHS Tatton, The RHS Britain in Bloom Pride of Manchester award and a level 5 Outstanding rating for Platt Fields Market Garden. We specialise in gardens that have food growing and community at their core.
Consultancy
MUD can advise on everything you need to start your own growing project. We have developed gardens in public parks, community centres, church grounds and within schools including The East Manchester Academy, Dean Trust Ardwick and Ashbury Meadows Primary. We have helped a range of other grassroots organisations set up their own growing spaces.
Consultancy services we offer:
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Setting up a community garden
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Site surveys
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Community consultation
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Branding
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Setting up a CIC
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Talks
Design
MUD specialise in designing gardens for growing food with the community. Our team includes people with experience and backgrounds in horticulture, garden design, graphic design, illustration, landscaping and construction. We can provide illustrations, plans and even brand your community growing project.
Have a look through our projects below to see our work. MUD tailor designs to suit your needs and budget. We can also include design as part of a build quote.
MUD were asked to reimagine the gardens surrounding Platt Hall using the costume collection and history of the building as inspiration. The designs have since been developed and implemented by our very own Dan Thompson and a team of dedicated volunteers. We hope to see the gardens develop over the coming years.
The Landing was designed and initially built in partnership between MUD and Where The Light Gets In (WTLGI). MUD also delivered a branding workshop with all the staff of WTLGI to realise the name and logo for the project. Management and growing of the space was taken over by a dedicated WTLGI grower, Nick, and MUD still run workshops there from time to time and help recruit volunteers.
MUD were commisioned by The Mayfield Partnership to design a unique urban food growing space within Mayfield Park, their new city centre 6.5 acre park. The Food Library concept takes into account the possibilities of growing vertically up existing industrial buildings in a challenging environment and contains multiple elements to entice the new community into food growing in as many ways as possible.
Emmeline's Pantry is a foodbank for women only, dedicated to helping those most in need. Their service users often have children with them and they required a redesign and build of their secure children's garden. The brief was to create something natural that encouraged exploration and use of all the senses. We have also developed the surrounding areas of the pantry into The Pankhurst Plot, visit our dedicated page for more details.
MUD partnered with The East Manchester Academy (TEMA) back in 2020 and have delivered a range of garden based services including intervention and enrichment sessions. We devised a 3 stage approach to designing and building a garden on site that has been developed through joint fundraising and has recently received GMEF Green Spaces funding to be developed through 2023.
Build
MUD can help with build jobs as simple as a few raised beds up to a full garden build. Get in touch to find out more about how we can help.
Build services we offer:
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Raised beds
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Greenhouse and polytunnel build
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Soft landscaping
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Pergola construction
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No-dig growing beds
Get a Quote
Get in touch with us and we can provide a quote to consult and design for your space, build your garden or run a talk or workshop. Please email hello@wearemud.org