Thursday, 11 November 2010

Guerrilla gardening

is gardening on another persons land without permission . It has grown into a form of pro-activism , seed bombing was said to be the start of the guerilla gardening movement .

There are many examples of high profile guerilla gardening that have taken place over the years :

here are a few ive found out about below :


Greenaid : 

ive already talked a little about the concepts that this organisation have came up with below : 
Greenaid is a Los Angeles based organization founded in 2010 by Daniel Phillips and Kim Karlsrud of Common Studio. The organization converts vintage gumball machines to dispense seedbombs, a combination of clay, compost and region-specific seeds. Once dispensed, seedbombs are tossed or planted in any area that may benefit from wildflowers. Greenaid partners with business owners, educators and citizens to distribute seedbomb vending machines in various communities worldwide. With region-specific seedbomb mixes, Greenaid aims to integrate and beautify rather than disrupt traditionally bland urban areas such as sidewalks and highway medians. In July 2010, Greenaid received $10,398 in funding from the Kickstarter community. This funding will be used to spread the initiative to new locations and support current operations.

Pure Genius!!

i really like the idea of this one !
One high-profile example of guerrilla gardening took place in May 1996, when about 500 activists affiliated with The Land is Ours, including the journalist George Monbiot, occupied 13 acres (53,000 m2) of derelict land belonging to the Guinness company on the banks of the River Thames in WandsworthSouth London. Their action aimed to highlight what they described as "the appalling misuse of urban land, the lack of provision of affordable housing and the deterioration of the urban environment.
community grew up on the site called "Pure Genius!!" (named after the Guinness advertising slogan). They lived there for five and a half months before being evicted

Have på en nat

again this one really impresses me in one night this was created ! 
Later, on 1 July 1996, Have på en nat ("Garden in a night") was made by the Danish Økologiske Igangsættere ("Organic starters").
An empty piece of land in the middle of the city at Guldbergsgade in NørrebroCopenhagen, Denmark, was transformed into a garden in a single night. About 1000 people took part in the project.


Kew Bridge Eco Village, London, England

In July 2009 land rights activists moved on to a derelict piece of land near Kew Gardens in West London. Kew Bridge Eco Village is a small community of squatters who have grown vegetables and built basic wooden dwellings on the land.
© 2010, Peter Marshall

Kew Bridge Eco Village


which was evicted in 2010


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