For author Ellen Miles, planting in public spaces is a radical act that’s about community ownership and belonging
    • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      These groups usually have at least one knowledgeable gardener selecting plants best suited for the space, and the question of invasive species is top of mind.

    • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
      241·
      1 year ago

      Its guerilla gardening, not rewilding. I’m a great fan of native plants There are plenty of non-native plants that will thrive in an urban environment, while not being invasive and also supporting insect life through pollination. So you can see she is planting lavender, possibly rosemary in the pictures. Non-native but an excellent source of nectar for bees and butteflies.

  • rayyyy@kbin.social
    391·
    1 year ago

    Then there’s guerilla grafting. You can sneak edible fruiting scions onto decorative apples and pears, for instance. Crab apples readily accept delicious apple and pear varieties.

  • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.ca
    241·
    1 year ago

    If you’ve never been guerrilla gardening, you’ve gotta try it! There are groups in cities all over the world and it’s a fun & rewarding experience.

    I used to do this with the Toronto Public Space Committee years ago: you select a patch of neglected public or private land, and under cover of night, descend on the area with a few friends and a wagon full of bulbs and seedlings. When you’re finished, an abandoned patch of grass, dirt, or gravel is transformed into beautiful flowers or even vegetables.

  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    I’m not saying don’t do this but I have seen a lot of great plants and gardens destroyed because they didn’t get the proper permission first.

    In my experience most municipalities will support your garden project as long as you will maintain it. Especially if you work with them on the design.

    That said, if the owner/manager is hard to reach and unlikely to notice or care then this can be a good and fun activity.

    • gmoke@mastodon.social
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      1 year ago

      @stabby_cicada @poVoq

      Gardening, guerrilla or not, is local production, one translation of swadeshi, the core of Gandhian or nonviolent economics, a daily practice

      Gardening can be extremely powerful:
      USAmerican WWII Victory Gardens began in Spring 1942 & by Autumn harvest 1944 were producing a third to a half of fruits & vegetables on the Home Front

      Now,
      imagine Climate Gardens using known regenerative techniques of carbon drawdown
      &
      what could be done in more than only two growing seasons