"Let's fight the filth with forks and flowers!" Richard Reynolds

Ugly gets on my nerves. Ugly makes me uneasy and uncomfortable.

I'm talking about the bare or weedy patches of land that are unkempt, untended public spaces.

When I'm driving I always notice medians or roadsides, yards and campuses that are carefully designed, landscaped, weeded, trimmed, watered. Someone cares.

(long breath, slight smile, happy vibes in the brain!)

I also notice the neglect.

(discomfort, like when your socks are bunched in your tennies, short breath, bad brain vibes, yuck!)

It appears I'm not alone in these concerns. Check out www.guerrillagardening.org for a whole community of late night, after dark, sneak in with your trowel and tray of pansies and get out before the coppers come (it's a British thing!)kind of folks. Richard Reynolds chronicles the forays of Guerrilla Gardeners around the world where "troops" attempt to transform ugly, neglected spaces into attractive gardens, by organizing night time, unauthorized digs. There are entertaining photos and stories of night time digs from Sweden, Russia, England, and...California.

Here's the most impressive before/after sequence from Long Beach, California.







Richard "wrote the book" on Guerrilla Gardening, literally and you can purchase it on his site too. Who knew?

Check here for a how-to video on making seed bombs, to lob into those hard to reach places.

You get a flashlight. I'll get my dark hat,my garden wagon, my digging fork and a package of sunflower seeds. Where do you think we should start? Any nominations?