On Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries

by Richard Reynolds

Book Overview

When Richard Reynolds began planting flowers secretly at night outside his tower block in South London he had no idea he was part of a growing global movement committed to combating the forces of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596914491
• ISBN13: 9781596914490
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great to learn about the ideas behind Guerilla Gardening

A great little book to grasp to first grasp the evolution of guerilla gardening and a very useful second halve which outlines some very practical ides to start your own guerilla garden. Make sure to check outhis website too: [...]

Fun!

This is a book about the history of illegal gardening, and instructions (perfect!) on how to join the quiet war that is being waged with muddy boots and a watering can. If you have always found ways to live a responsibly mischievous life, you will definitely enjoy this book (it's got good photos too!). I read somewhere once that it is a leprechaun's duty to bring more laughter, joy and beauty into the world... I think that perhaps Reynolds has roots in that other world because he seems to be doing an excellent job at spreading joy, beauty, and openness, and bringing a bit of sparkle back to the world. Oh, and while your here, get some of some of these:Wildflower Seeds- 1000+ Low Growing

Guerrilla Gardening inspiration

I thought this book was great. After finishing reading the book I found a group in my area that was doing guerrilla gardening. I feel a lot better about living in LA now that I'm participating with the group. You can see what the book inspired at http://laguerrillagardeing.org

Lovely book

On Guerrilla Gardening is a delightful little book! The author mixes history, politics, environmentalism and practical gardening into an enjoyable weekend read. Guerrilla gardening can be a strong political statement about the waste of good land and the potential for abundance even when we're faced with a "food crisis," or it can just be something you do for fun. My only concern is the "waging battle" metaphor that sprouts throughout the book; I wish even as we guerrilla garden, that we could make our speech more nurturing. It's only a little quibble though. If you've ever been saddened by an abandoned tree well near your bus stop or your office, this book will give you the gumption to go out there and turn it into a lovely little garden!

A scattering of color photography enhances this eyebrow-raising gardening guide

On Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries is a different kind of gardening book, describing how to use the power of gardening to beautify land one does not own - a technically illegal practice! And so those who engage in it apply tactics of Mao Tse-tung and Che Guevara to the (mostly) nonviolent acts of gardening. Cultivating plants has the potential to be an act of political defiance, yet it is a defiance meant to spread colorful blooms, fragrant smells, and happiness among neighbors rather than bloodshed or pain. Chapters cover the history of guerrilla gardening, the necessary tools, recommended courses of action (including positive propaganda tactics) and much more. A scattering of color photography enhances this eyebrow-raising gardening guide.