jillR Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 they just turn into guerrilla gardenershttp://www.guerrillagardening.org/I went out planting poppies and hollyhocks in some laybys today, I hope they take.fruit trees in some of our parks would be nice.later I think I will try some veg here and there.so if you spot carrots in odd place it might meanI waz there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Oh defo sounds like a mobile allotment! Have fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Good luck to them. So often we see large urban areas looking stark and unloved. It can only be to the good, especially with councils being so strapped for cash. We see a lot of boats on the Kennet & Avon Canal, doing their bit in the same way and they are a welcome splash of colour to see as you walk along the towpath. SueH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlesprite Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I quite like the idea of being an urban gorilla it sounds a lot better than my sons take on it. He saw a picture of me from the 60's, (my hippie faze) and said "old hippies never die they just go to seed" I definitely like the gorilla version. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 last year I scattered Norfolk lilac coloured poppy seeds andhollyhock seeds around an old Arkwright mill in Derbyshireill go see if they survived later in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 When we were working on Tapton Lock on the Chesterfield Canal we all went as a family when the children were little, the boys put in a full days work helping. We used to take conker saplings found in our garden and plant them is the surrounding area. I must go back and see if they survived. Opposite our moorings we scattered wild flower seeds but our weeks on the boat meant that we never saw the flowers. If they self set we may have better luck this year. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loribear Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Someone planted some flowers at the side of the M1 , but the council pulled them up , as they said it was too much of a distraction, miseries. Lori 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 And of course all the bulbs have been 'conned' by the fairly mild weather down here into poking their noses out of the soil. Here's hoping we don't get a late frost to frighten them away. SueH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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