The city of Edinburgh is becoming enthralled with an abundance of miniature gardens; Small Green Spaces takes dismal city spaces and revamps them into thriving green places.
Not only is this company ideal for sprucing up this city, it also invokes a strictly eco-friendly message. Each conformed miniature space is done so with locally sourced items. This helps the growth of this social business and the economic growth of some local enterprises. On top of their already budding ethos, the company uses mentally disabled volunteers to help build these gardens. This encourages both work and social skills amongst the volunteers and the directors of Small Green Spaces.
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Small Green Spaces Turns Old City Places into Petite Green Gardens
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