guerilla gardening

Gardens of Adversity; Gardens of Hope

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            Some things are universal—or nearly so–and show up in every culture.  Chicken soup is one of them, even if the “chicken” in the soup is some other variety of fowl.  Gardens are another.  The urge to garden has remained strong through civilization’s  many travails, including wars, natural disasters, dislocation and urbanization.  The deliberate cultivation … Read more

Chelsea Fringe

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For the past hundred and one years, the Chelsea Flower Show has celebrated the best in English horticulture and garden design. Sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society, it is a much-anticipated five-day plant extravaganza that attracts thousands of people. While not nearly as fusty as it once was, it is necessarily bound by a certain … Read more