Garden

The community garden was originally designed to be accessible to all and have the facility for growing vegetables for retail locally. Over the years it has gone from strength to strength and we now have two solar domes, a beautiful water feature, which we hope to develop into a sensory garden, and a marriage arch - the perfect spot for wedding photos.

Two IDEAs members run and voluntarily manage the garden and, with help from other members, volunteers from local organisations and more recently, New Deal employees, the garden has become a beautiful and tranquil spot to work, relax or browse, or select from our range of bedding and tomato plants.

In June 2004 the IDEAS garden team set up Islay Garden Care, working in the community providing garden services for local people and businesses.Please Click here for further information on Islay Garden Care.