Milkwood Permaculture have posted a great piece on creating seedballs, for guerilla gardening or just plain efficiency. To quote: The poetry of the Seedball concept is simple, yet immense. Encase a seed (or seeds) in a protective jacket of clay, creating a Seed ball. Distribute Seedballs across ground, not worrying if this day, or this [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Guerrilla gardening’
Seedballs: from Fukuoka to Green Guerillas
Posted in Growing our own food, Guerrilla gardening, tagged Guerrilla gardening, seedballs on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Council gives Guerilla Gardeners a green light
Posted in Guerrilla gardening, tagged community gardens, guerilla gardening, Guerrilla gardening, marrickville council on November 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Yarra Council in Melbourne has recently come out in support of Guerilla gardens in their municipality. This will set a precedent for other councils. Are you listening, Marrickville Council? In the meantime: As Rebecca Solnit, the inspiring San Francisco-based activist, concludes in her book Hope in the Dark: the Untold History of People Power, there [...]
Street food comes to Lewisham
Posted in Growing our own food, Guerrilla gardening, tagged bay tree, Guerrilla gardening, kaffir lime, lemons, nature strip on October 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We’ve been steadily planting out on the nature strip. First the bay tree that moved with us from the old unit. Then a kaffir lime, and two dwarf lemon trees. Finally a lemon-scented tea tree. Yes, this is guerilla gardening, but not just for our own selfish benefit. From the outset, the aim has been [...]
Second planting into the nature strip
Posted in Growing our own food, Guerrilla gardening, tagged Guerrilla gardening, kaffir lime, nature strip on July 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Our plan has generally been to put things into the nature strip that provide edible leaves, rather than fruit. That way the plants should be better able to withstand the local (encouraged) harvesting. The bay tree was an obvious choice. Then the topic of kaffir limes came up in conversation with our next door neighbours, [...]
Guerrilla gardening in the U.S.: flyer boxes
Posted in Guerrilla gardening, tagged Guerrilla gardening on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I found a blog post this week about a guerrilla gardener in the U.S. who has converted a flyer box into a planter box. I’m not sure how sustainable it is (what happens if somebody closes the box???) but it’s a cute idea nevertheless.
The Pansy Project
Posted in Guerrilla gardening, tagged Guerrilla gardening on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We recently came across The Pansy Project. It’s an inspiring act of guerilla gardening: Paul (based in the UK) plants pansies on sites where homophobic abuse is experienced. The project’s website has been offline for a little while, but Paul’s blog makes for interesting reading.
