Neglected Manchester ginnel blossoms into a vibrant art gallery overflowing with greenery
A passage in South Manchester overrun with fly-tipping waste has been completely transformed by a community.
Mark Edwards - who co-owns DR.ME with best friend Ryan Doyle - moved into the area with his wife, Anita, in 2019, before the couple realised their ginnel was a fly-tipping hotspot. The 36-year-old said: “A lot of them use it in the way we do, which is that it's an extension to their own personal space, the neighbourhood is a real mix of families who have been here for years, students and young doctors and nurses who are working in the nearby MRI, so we wanted it to be somewhere for everyone.
The street has even organised ‘weeding parties’ every last Sunday of the month, where residents from the surrounding areas are invited to help out. For people considering taking up ginnel gardening, Mark says: "Just start, it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission so don’t worry about asking anyone if you can do it, just start.
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