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Sea garden comes to Ramsgate

A new type of garden is being created this spring (April and May) along the seafront in Ramsgate by the Thanet Coast Project.

The former marina pool along Ramsgate’s Eastcliff at the north end of the lower promenade car park will become home to the area’s first sea garden in a project that’s being run in partnership with Thanet District Council, Southern Water and Ramsgate artist Ruth Cutler.

Volunteers are needed to help clear the site of litter and weeds and to help Ruth enhance the flint and sand features which are central to the design of the sea garden. An oak bench and interpretation panel are currently being carved especially for the site by designer Will Glanfield.

Two clean up days are being held, one on Saturday 5 April and the other on Saturday 17 May, with two sessions on each day at 10am and 2pm.

Tony Child, Thanet Coast Project Manager, said: “This is an excellent opportunity for local people to help create and care for a new community garden in Ramsgate. This rough plot of land is one that does suffer from harsh conditions, with wind and salt from the sea, so converting it into a sea garden is quite a challenge. When it’s complete, the new sea garden will be an area for wild plants and will be just the latest addition to centuries worth of new gardens - like the pulhamite rock gardens - that have been created in Ramsgate. We’d like to thank Thanet District Council and Southern Water for their support in this project, which will be highlighting the variety of coastal plants that can be used in gardens that are drought resistant.”

Published 27.03.08