BROAD RIPPLE GARDENS
BACKGROUND
Inspired by the community-led Pollinator Pathways initiative in Seattle, this project aims to reintroduce native biological diversity to a highly trafficked pedestrian pathway.
LOCATION
Broad Ripple Neighborhood
Indianapolis, Indiana
Using two gardens as hubs, the Monon Trail’s Pollinator Pathway would become a haven for pollinators and an immersive educational experience for the community.
01 Broad Ripple Avenue Garden
Located just north of Broad Ripple Avenue, this garden would be developed on a vacant lot while leaving much of the existing foliage intact. It would serve as a community gathering space offering information about local ecology and “U-Pick” flower purchases.
02 65th Street Garden
Operating as an extension of the Broad Ripple Avenue garden, this space would include family-friendly signage containing educational information about the flowers growing in the garden and the local pollinator species they support.
INDIANA PRAIRIE AND
WOODLAND FLOWERS
White Snakeroot
Purple Cone Flower
Black-Eyed Susan
Red Columbine
Field Thistle
Ohio Spiderwort
COMPLETED AS A STUDENT PROJECT
Ball State University
College of Architecture and Planning
Master of Urban Design