Yesterday lost my cool!!!. Almost every day I pass CBC building with their weedy planters. So..... Went and cleaned them out yesterday, planting with lilium (of course), datura, hens & chicks (thank you Dill Pickle) a couple of Stella d'Oros, one planter with herbs & tomatoes, calif. poppies and other annuals. Feeling much better this AM. Pots are underplanted but they will grow.
Many areas around here to practice guerilla gardening. Unfortunately the bed where I gardened with kiddos from UWinnipeg daycare is at the moment a building site so no gardening there this year. All we have done is to grow beans inside on windowsills.
Lloyd Axworthy, President of the U, has assured me his plans include some garden space for Uni gardeners. Funny to talk politely to him when some years ago when he was Minister of Immigration - we were picketing to make him change the law to allow boat people in to the country.
Inanda
One really baaaad street where I do some guerilla gardening on blvds. now has 3 apartment buildings with flowers & veggies around them so.... things they are achanging.
Guerilla Gardening
Good for you Ginny
Now I just hope that they take care of the plants,,
have a great day..
Wilma
That is totally unselfish of you Inanda. I hope they appreciate your hard work and initiative when the planters are in full glorious bloom.
Just an update. UW still is a building site so still no garden there for another year forthe daycare. Bother. They are supposed to finish to building this summer so .... there is always next year.
Went and cleaned out the CBC street pots yesterday AM. Somebody STOLE!!! the hens and chicks over the winter. Rats. Glad that I have lots more so can replace them. Am eagerly waiting to see if the lilies I planted there survived the winter.
inanda
What a great idea! I drive by a large 4' concrete planter every day that has just weeds growing in it. It would be so easy to plant a $10 bag of a dozen Asiatic lilies from WalMart and let them multiply... hmmmm
That is so nice of you to do that Inanda. Did the CBC people take care of the planters through the summer? Sorry to hear about your hens and chickens.....I know that feeling. A few years ago I did a garden for a fellow I know and he has done NOTHING to take care of it. There's no reason why he can't... he just couldn't be bothered. I kind of expected that when I did it.......but it still cheeses me off.
Steve
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Book Description
The term "guerilla" may bring to mind a small band of armed soldiers, moving in the dead of night on a stealth mission. In the case of guerilla gardening, the soldiers are planters, the weapons are shovels, and the mission is to transform an abandoned lot into a thing of beauty. Once an environmentalist's nonviolent direct action for inner-city renewal, this movement is spreading to all types of people in cities around the world.
These modern-day Johnny Appleseeds perform random acts of gardening, often without permission. Typical targets are vacant lots, railway land, underused public squares, and back alleys. The concept is simple, whimsical, and has the cheeky appeal of being a not-quite-legal call to action. Dig in some soil, plant a few seeds, or mend a sagging fence-one good deed inspiring another, with win-win benefits all around.
Guerilla Gardening outlines the power-to-the-people campaign for greening our cities. Tips for effective involvement include:
Finding plants and seeds cheap (or free)
Handling city officials
Getting the dirt on soil
Planting to bring back the birds
Knowing when to ask first
Social activists, city dwellers, and longtime gardeners will delight in this fast-paced and funny call to arms.
David Tracey is a journalist and environmental designer who operates EcoUrbanist in Vancouver. He is executive director of Tree City Canada, a nonprofit ecological engagement group.
About the Author
David Tracey owns and operates EcoUrbanist, an environmental media+design company in Vancouver, and serves as Executive Director of Tree City Canada, a non-profit ecological engagement group. Also an international journalist, he is a consulting arborist certified by the International Society of Arboriculture, and holds a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of British Columbia.
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Published: April 1, 2007
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This message was edited Jan 18, 2007 11:31 AM
Would be a good read methinks. I def. need info on how to handle (get $$ from) City Hall. Oh well, suppose then it would stop being Guerrilla Gardening, if any authority(ies) became involved.
BTW really do miss Q&Q. I do ask for it at the library but by the time all staff have read it, & it is shelved, tis months out of date.
inanda - sneezing, sniffling, sorting seeds
BTW really do miss Q&Q. I do ask for it at the library but by the time all staff have read it, & it is shelved, tis months out of date
It's them selfish ones that hide them under their pile (and find them a month later ;). I know it really does take some of the catalogs an awful long time to do the rounds.