DEFINITION Guerilla Gardening
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Guerilla gardening: The act of gardening on someone else's land without permission, usually on neglected land. Methods range from organized community projects to covert planting operations featuring political art. Some features include seed bombs, moss graffiti, spontaneous flower beds, and secret marijuana gardens.
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Reynolds, after five months living in a 10-story tower block in London, missed gardening and began surreptitiously cultivating the planters in front of his building, gardening in the dead of night to avoid interference. Reynolds draws inspiration from pioneers of the movement and borrows techniques from more infamous guerrillas such as Che Guevera and Mao Tse Tung. Both a manifesto and a manual (tips include how to build seed bombs and deal with pests unique to the guerrilla form of gardening: authorities and landowners), the book delights with tales of exploits from the anarchic, artistic community of guerrilla gardeners. I want this for Christmas.
Los Angeles Guerrilla Gardening (LAGG) started on a summer night in Hollywood, CA. We started as a group of friends looking for a fun activity and a way to brighten up a local neighborhood. Our mission as LAGG would soon become: To get our hands dirty by starting gardens all over Los Angeles. To be a resource for other potential Guerrilla Gardeners and a home base for people interested in brightening their own communities.
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