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Guerrilla Gardening

Once in a while a book so exciting and inspiring comes along that far from being unable to put it down, the reader can't wait to put it back on the shelf get up and take action. On Guerrilla Gardening by Richard Reynolds is such a book. Rather than just write a straightforward review when there are already so many out there I wanted to show how it's inspired me to transform not only a tiny little strip of land outside my home but neglected patches throughout Glasgow.

Since reading it I have been inspired to turn my hand to a spot of Guerrilla Gardening. Early indications are that Satre was right when he said 'hell is other people', not that I'm going to let myself be put off by the cretinous actions of others. This is War! More conventional gardeners battle slugs and the cat next door whereas my foes are of the human variety. I'm determined to win and if they don't stop I'm going to start growing cress on their doormats.

Oh and for those that don't know Guerrilla Gardening is gardening illicitly on other peoples neglected land.

On this lens you'll find pictures, links and shops of interest as well as regular updates on all my first Guerrilla Gardening projects.

Index

  1. On Guerrilla Gardening
  2. Gardening Books
  3. My Guerrilla Garden : Before
  4. My Guerrilla Garden: A Start
  5. My Guerrilla Garden: In The Dark
  6. My Guerrilla Garden : In The Light
  7. My Guerrilla Garden: Meet The Lavender
  8. My Guerrilla Garden: Getting There
  9. My Guerrilla Garden: New Stuff
  10. My Guerrilla Garden: Seven Weeks On
  11. Garden Auctions
  12. Guerrilla Gardening Gallery
  13. Guerrilla Gardening Gear
  14. Links
  15. The Latest From Brussels Farmer
  16. Guerrilla Gardening Blogs
  17. The Weather
  18. Comments
  19. Browse My Other Lenses

On Guerrilla Gardening

This book is an excellent resource not only for anyone interested in Guerrilla Gardening but anyone new to gardening and looking for ideas to brighten up an awkward corner of their own garden. It's also a cracking read so much so that my own copy is in danger of falling to bits.

If you loved On Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries, you might also enjoy:

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My Guerrilla Garden : Before

Picture Taken Thursday 19th June 2008

Having been inspired by Richard Reynolds' book On Guerrilla Gardening and long been heartily sick of the communal area bin area behind my flats being turned into a vast dump by people too thick, anti-social and inconsiderate to put their rubbish in the bin. I decided the area could do with the Guerrilla treatment. As this 'before' shot shows I've got my work cut out.

My Guerrilla Garden: A Start

Picture Taken 19th June 2008

As you can see there is still tons to do but I've managed to clear some of the rubbish by putting it in the bins provided. Incredibly when the first picture was taken all the available bins were empty!

On the plus side I have managed to cut back that peculiar tree/bush thing. It has to go -chiefly because it gives me the creeps but also because the roots seem to be growing into the building which probably isn't terribly healthy. Besides I need all the space I can get for more exciting things like, flowers and herbs.

My Guerrilla Garden: In The Dark

Picture Taken June 24th 2008

Well I've finally got the rest of the rubbish and the scary tree cleared. I've put down some compost planted a multitude of night scented stock, wildflowers, lavender, jasmine, Virginian stock, nasturtium, pansies and impatiens.

You can't see them yet because it's dark and most of them are still seeds. There is still much more to follow.

My Guerrilla Garden : In The Light

Picture Taken June 25th 2008

As you can see things look a bit better. An aggressive leafleting campaign of the neighbours has got them using the bins again so the path is pretty clear, though a combination of rain and stray paper has left it's mark. I've put some good compost down on a section planted hundreds of seeds a Jasmine vine, some lavender and an unidentified plant which despite the labeling I think might be a houseplant. The far corner still needs gutted and is bizarrely ankle deep in a red clay like substance which I don't have the means to dispose of yet.

My Guerrilla Garden: Meet The Lavender

Picture Taken June 25th 2008

I wish I could convey to you how lovely this smells. It's even managing to overpower the smell of the bins -long may that continue.

My Guerrilla Garden: Getting There

Picture Taken 26th June 2008

As you can see I'm slowly getting closer to something resembling a garden. Since my last update I've planted daisies, alpine plants, cress and ivy. I've still to take delivery of some cuttings from my mothers garden and I'm quite keen to get some foxgloves and mint in then all I need to do is keep it watered and wait for my seeds to sprout.

My Guerrilla Garden: New Stuff

Picture Taken 1st of July 2008

Things are looking a good bit greener thanks to a fine selection of plants donated by my mother. I've also added a black cutleaf elder at the front which is reputed to ward off evil spirits.

My Guerrilla Garden: Seven Weeks On

Picture Taken 05/08/08

As you can see the garden is getting greener -thanks in part to a very wet summer. The seeds are coming on a treat -despite a couple of attacks on the garden by some rubbish dumping pest. That said most people have been very supportive -donating plants, offering a water supply or just stopping to say well done.

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However, other gardens - dubbed guerrilla gardens - have begun to flourish. They are effectively gardens being planted by people who have not been given permission to do so. But in a city that has been ravaged by earthquakes, they are being welcomed.
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