Transforming lawns into flower fields and urban farms – helping the climate, pollinators and the Baltic Sea

Project

Lawns that are not in active use will be replaced with flower fields. Fruit trees, berry bushes and mushroom farms will be planted where appropriate, using a farming method that binds carbon. Locals will be provided with the opportunity to engage in urban farming and communal activities. The plan has been refined together with the authors of the plan. The project ended up turning lawns into flower fields on a scale encompassing the entirety of Helsinki. The project is extensive and will continue in 2021.

Timeline

1. 1
   Mar 2020

   Site selection, collection of initial data

2. 2
   Apr 2020

   Field visits to sites

3. 3
   Jun 2020

   Site selection, planning of information boards

4. 4
   Sep 2020

   Construction of a new meadow in August–September, site monitoring

5. 5
   Oct 2020

   Layout and completion of signs September–October, orders, monitoring of meadows

6. 6
   Oct 2020

   Monitoring, planning of signposts July–October/2020

7. 7
   Nov 2020

   Compilation of monitoring data, utilisation of material in communications

8. 8
   Apr 2021

   Erection of signs in the field in spring 2021