Greetings Fellow FSBs-
I had the opportunity to meet the guerilla gardening group of Los Angeles. Iwas greatly impressed. LA's public landscape ismaintained at a very poor level, the city is underfunded in every sector. What this group is doing is wonderful, taking derelict patches of the city landscape, clearing off the shopping carts, weeds, profuse trash, dead animals, etc., and installing nice xeric plantings. And all of this at their own expense and personal risk, withno support from the city. Indeed, the city wants them to stop, worried about possible liability. In reality, groups like these are LA's only hope. Private citizens directly investing in the public landscape. This group could really use some help in the form of funding for plants, mulch, and parts to repair derelict sprinkler systems. I welcome your comments, or go to www.laguerillagardening.org.
Laurence Budd, CLT, CLIA,
CWMP DBA Urban Water Conservation
EPA Watersense Partner
IA Select Certified
[email protected]
cell 970-402-3216
The Guerilla Gardeners
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What a great story on guerilla gardening. I can only hope this model of change spreads to other areas. We are working on something similar where I live - finding ways to engage people in investing in their neighborhood's appeal with xeric plantings. I live in a semi-arid climate and water conservation is a hot topic!
Lisa Masini
Canada
This has sprung up in Melbourne Australia, at least three sites in the inner urban suburbs, one that has even got a little fence around it to protect it from the mowers, and signs that encourage all to share in the care and bounty of the garden.
There are a number of Guerrilla Gardening websites and even a wikipedia entry with 10 media references and a heap of regional and external links. A local search finds vogue magazine with a discussion about groups in Sydney Australia! So YES it's spreading like weeds!
tathra
I am a student at Santa Monica College. The college does its own mulching. It may be possible to make a connection here for use of their mulch for your gardening projects. (especially if it is to be used for a community food garden or learning center) contact me...i may be able to talk to the "authorities".
Paul Jewell
United States
I love these people : ) although I can't send them much from here but my admiration and support. Hey, I just hope they are burying those nutritious dead animals though? Waste not, want not.
Lorna