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Video: guerrilla gardener at work

August 25, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 2 Comments

Richard Reynolds, founder of guerrillagardening.org, wrote the book on guerrilla gardening. Literally. It’s called On Guerrilla Gardening. Now you can watch the Web’s most famous guerrilla gardener at work in this short video. If you’ve ever wondered what guerrilla gardening looks like, watch as Richard facilitates an ambitious project in London’s East End. My favourite […]

Filed Under: Resistance is fertile Tagged With: guerrilla garden, richard reynolds

Garden gnome seed bombs

July 16, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

Check out this new take on the seed bomb. It’s a biodegradable helium balloon painted with the classically kitschy garden gnome. The work of Dutch Studio TX, the seed-filled balloons deflate after a day, landing on the sod attached to the bottom of each balloon. “Each balloon is made of PLA plastic and painted with […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Resistance is fertile Tagged With: garden gnome, gnome, guerrilla garden, seed ball, seed bomb, seed bombs, studio tx

Illicit activity: start ’em young

June 25, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 12 Comments

In my pre-baby life, my neighbour called me The Napper. I love sleeping, and I especially love a late, lazy afternoon nap. I was hoping my own daughter would see the beauty of daytime shut-eye, but, for now at least, she’s not all that fond of stationary beds. She’ll nap in her car seat as […]

Filed Under: Resistance is fertile Tagged With: guerilla gardening, guerrilla garden, seed ball, seed bomb, seedball, seedbomb, Vancouver

Guerrilla gardening mischief

June 9, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 7 Comments

This rocks. Sandy, a guerrilla gardener in Portland, Oregon, decided to modify her local Mercedes dealership’s “landscaping.” Possibly the best use of a strategically placed boxwood hedge ever. Love it! Via GuerrillaGardening.org.  

Filed Under: Resistance is fertile Tagged With: guerilla gardening, guerrilla garden, mercedes

Berlin community garden destroyed

March 25, 2008 by Andrea Bellamy 5 Comments

Garten Rosa Rose, in Berlin, before. Garten Rosa Rose after. As a member of the Vancouver Guerrilla Gardening Group, and of course, through this blog, I am often privileged to be in contact with guerrilla gardeners around the world – a very cool feeling! The similar challenges we all face – and of course, the […]

Filed Under: Resistance is fertile Tagged With: 2010 community garden, berlin, green streets, guerrilla garden, onni, rosa rose, Vancouver

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