Imagine what your community would look like if the vacant lots,
patches of half-dead, boring old lawn, and sidewalk beds were thriving,
beautiful gardens filled with veggies, flowers and herbs. Doesn't that
sound nice? Want to get involved with making it happen? Welcome to the
world of guerrilla gardening.
The practice of planting on land that does not legally belong to you,
guerrilla gardening is, on the one hand, not as rebellious as its name
suggests. We’re talking about introducing seeds and plants to neglected
land; a pretty harmless act. On the other hand, however, a guerrilla
garden can radically transform a junky lot full of trash into the
showpiece of a neighborhood. It can provide food, create beauty where
there was none, draw attention to areas that need cleanup and bring a
community closer together. In times of isolation and concrete
over-growth, this really is an act of revolution. Not bad for a few
little plants, eh?
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