There is another reason for guerilla gardening and that is to support local wild bees and butterflies that disappear more and more. Thats why some people use seedbombs to spread local wild flowers.

@kathybramley5609

2 жыл бұрын

But it can also cause ecological damage: it is not true that every urban grass patch is low diversity and not really doing anything. Some can be remnants of rare grasslands.

@kathybramley5609

2 жыл бұрын

I like looking at and identifying some of the plants that get a chance to grow on the edge of grass. In the roundabout example

Where land is unloved and bleak, then growing something beautiful makes it pleasant for humans, but more than that, it supports the pollinators that we all rely on.

@releventhurt

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly the point

We need to be planting food… forest trails that get adequate sun, park edges, round a bouts just outside of cities, empty lots, etc. Fresh food SHOULD BE FREE

Well, a high-vis vest, some traffic cones and ten minute breaks now and then, and you could easily do this during the day

@InMooseWeTrust

2 жыл бұрын

And get noticed by the police

@JuvenileStacks

8 ай бұрын

​@@InMooseWeTrustjust act like you belong 😎

That's it, I'm going to plant some apple trees

@georgecarlin2656

4 жыл бұрын

So, did you plant them?

@ceili

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgecarlin2656 yep

@davidkelly4210

2 жыл бұрын

@@ceili did you use clones or seeds?

@ceili

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkelly4210 Seedlings

@davidkelly4210

2 жыл бұрын

@@ceili actual seedlings or young clones? Apples don't grow true so if they started from seed, you'll just get crab apples.

Thanks Richard you inspired me to create gardens in Union City nj

If people sow and grow food, it will be much more than expression and entertainment.

@seitanbeatsyourmeat666

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Flowers are great and we need them, but planting fresh food is the action of a real renegade

Such a great idea, im doing it in my area, only im lucky because i dont live in a town which is built beside a small valley which is 'looked after' by the local council, all they do is chop down the occasional tree and most of the trees are bloody sycamores and everywhere is covered with ivy and brambles and theres barley a flower or a nice tree is sight, its about time we all got planting.

@capicuaaa

2 жыл бұрын

However, ivy is incredibly important for wildlife as are brambles.

I love it, You are the best

I am doing this . When the beginning I planted the plants . But I found it very hard to carry water from home. Now I plant seeds . All kinds flowers , fruits seeds . I plant them in ground . Just wait rain . God bless !

awesome job!

I do guerilla mushroom spreading

@seitanbeatsyourmeat666

Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@Wrellothere53904

8 ай бұрын

I'm down

Great work ! Thank you !

I’m trying to find perennials to plant so that I don’t have to keep seeding them.

❤👍

We are the criminals 🤣😂🤣

Shame to waste all that energy on flowers when people need fruits and vegetables.

@sierramccharlie

Жыл бұрын

We also need native plants to feed the pollinators that help grow the fruits and vegetables. Nothing is being "wasted" on flowers.

@gphx

Жыл бұрын

@@sierramccharlie Didn't know they're natives. Point for you.

Once I planted a surplus rose of sharon cutting( that I got from my grandad) in a rose of sharon spaced hole in a scruffy municipal bed in Oldham. It did well for two years until the council strimmed the life out of it whilst tidying the neglected bed up for HRH Prince Charles' visit of the Groundwork project up the road. Only I know that. Seriously though Guerrilla? Lets take the politics out of gardening and for that matter, Britain.

His excitement is cute, but his prospective is almost painfully WASP. I'm not sure just anybody could get away with doing this.

@hufficag

3 жыл бұрын

Ron Finley

@j.kaimori3848

2 жыл бұрын

He does live in England, but yeah, marginalisation intersects with a lot so I wouldn't be surprised if it was a problem here too.

@Fiery154

2 жыл бұрын

So far I am getting away with it in Virginia.

has anyone else realized he has stolen this speech from Ron Finley?! good for RR for promoting this movement, but he never once credits Mr. Ron Finley.

@zerodeconduite804

5 жыл бұрын

He stole it from someone else ... It would be nice to mention him though, yes - I agree. People have been doing this forever and it is always good for techniques, methods, inspiration to be mentioned again.

@zdenkamlinaric9137

5 жыл бұрын

In my country gardening is a tradition and big majority of house owners grows vegetables for own use. In almost every city there are areas which were deserted or are rented by farmers and people from city made gardens there, some places are cultivated this way for 50 years or more already.. Sometimes the gardens were planted even if the city did not give a permission, in Ljubljana there was a big uproar few years ago when they banished long established gardens on the riverbank... So, the gardening querilla exists in my country for more than half a century, ...I grew up in the city and my family also had such a garden on the outskirts.. And now I live in the country and have my own little farm... there is no better food than the one, you grow yourselves...

@Growmap

4 жыл бұрын

@@zdenkamlinaric9137 Absolutely! You are more fortunate than many in cities in the U.S. In some areas, people are forbidden from growing food in their own front yards. Sometimes, you get lucky. In Texas, it is against the law to mow down the blue bonnets Texas is known for so during their blooming season, they are found all along the roads and in many fields next to roads. While some seek to prevent us from growing food, others are getting on board, even changing city regulations to permit having hens for eggs (but not roosters) within city limits. There is one city somewhere in California where the trees along roads are fruit trees that anyone can pick. That is an idea worth spreading. Wild foraging for fruit, plants and mushrooms is gaining in popularity. So is sneaking some food-bearing food plants into public and private spaces.

@emeraldcoastgardensfl7323

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is true that others have been doing this for decades. Ron Finley is a wonderful example of what persistence and hard work can accomplish. Mr Finley is in California, USA, and likely this young presenter doesn't know about him. People aren't stealing from anyone. It's about spreading ideas in ever widening circles. And over time, those circles overlap. Consider being less fearful and you will see that Mr. Finley and this presenter share a common passion, and both want to inspire YOU to go outside and add some beauty and abundance to the world in which you live. No excuses 😉😊.