If you’re careful not to look down, the view from the east of our home is stunning: all the mountains and trees of a tourism brochure. But if you look down, as inevitably you must, you are faced with the Ghetto House, as we affectionately call it. It’s the burnt-out shell of a 1940s bungelow, all boarded up and abandoned.
It’s not the prettiest sight, I admit. But I don’t really mind it; it was here before we moved in, so who are we to judge? I figure it’ll be gone soon enough. I just hope it’s not replaced with some bohemeth that’s uglier than it is. In the meantime, however, I’m practicing a bit of counter-culture, AKA guerilla gardening.
Monday, April 3, 2006. 1800hrs. Made seed balls using a wildflower seed mix.
Tuesday, April 4, 2006. 2036hrs. Seed balls not entirely dry. Leave for another day.
Wednesday, April 5, 2006. 1648hrs. Scope out back alley for potential threats. Area clear.
Wednesday, April 5, 2006. 1649hrs. Nochalantly stroll across back alley as if out enjoying spring air. Look furtively around.
Wednesday, April 5, 2006. 1650hrs. Launch a total of nine seed balls onto unloved property. Run back into house as if being chased by rabid chipmunks.
Wednesday, April 5, 2006. 1651hrs. Mission accomplished. Pat self on back for job well done.
vegasandvenice says
I love your covert operation! I can’t wait to see the results!
diana says
I’m definitely interested to see how this turns out! Keep us posted.
There’s a huge empty grassy/weedy field across from my house in the suburbs of Ohio, and I’m curious how some guerilla gardening would go over there. Not that anyone would care if I blatantly just walked over and started planting stuff… but that’s not nearly as fun. :-)
Amy Stewart says
Woo-hoo! I love the idea of lobbing flower grenades at run-down properties. I’ve been wanting to take over a vacant lot across the street, but I was actually going to, like, ask the owner. This would be way more fun.
Kris says
Hi, I just found your website and am enjoying it. Did you ever post updates of your seed bomb mission? I’d love to see how it turned out!
Andrea Bellamy says
Update on this mission: a few weeks after I first lobbed the seedballs, the demolition crew moved in and tore down the house, eventually replacing it, as I’d feared with a bohemeth that