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The Guerrilla Gardener

Let's fight the filth with forks and flowers

About Me

I am a guerrilla gardener. It all began when I moved to a grim South London tower block in 2004. With no garden or even a window sill I turned to the orphaned, neglected public space around me and started planting gardens. I now tend these spaces and encourage others to do the same through my website and my new book, "On Guerrilla Gardening - A Handbook For Gardening Without Boundaries" published by Bloomsbury. There are hundreds of guerrilla gardeners around the world. Some just bomb with seeds, others have created beautiful gardens that are focal points for the local community. I am keen to bring these people together, to share their experiences and inspire others.Visit GuerrillaGardening.org

My Interests

Guerrilla gardening. Gardening. Public space. Horticulture. Architecture. Urban planning. Landscape design. Ecology. Transport. Sustainability. Community. Flowers. Vegetables. Gorillas.

I'd like to meet:

Other guerrilla gardeners and anyone who really cares about making the most of public space. Share with me your thoughts and your guerrilla strikes with me. And check out GuerrillaGardening.org for more info, including a growing Community forum.

Music:

Midnight At The Oasis - The Brand New Heavies. Under The Cover Of The Night - The Rolling Stones. Digging The Scene - Blow Monkeys. We Are The World - Quincy Jones. Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang. Tree of Life - Osunlade. Getting Away With It - Electronic... suggest your guerrilla gardening sound track. I also make music as The Vanden Plas. Check out my page here.

My Blog

My book: On Guerrilla Gardening. Out in May

It's been a year and a bit in the making but finally my book is out soon. It is currently being printed in the little town of Frome Somerset, but copies will be shipped all over the world, back to whe...
Posted by The Guerrilla Gardener on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:10:00 PST

Facebook

I've just created a Facebook group "Guerrilla Gardeners Of The World Unite" which you are welcome to join. Just me as a member at the moment, a few less than the 3000 or so signed up at www.guerrilla...
Posted by The Guerrilla Gardener on Sat, 12 May 2007 07:57:00 PST

Guerrilla Gardening on Current TV

There's a short film about one of our recent digs on Current TV at the moment. You can view it on their website here: Current TV
Posted by The Guerrilla Gardener on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:29:00 PST

Blind guerrilla gardener

I met Sean on Sunday. He's a blind guerrilla gardener in North London. Ryland Road is lined with colour, a local land mark, because Sean has prised up paving stones and planted an avenue of flowers....
Posted by The Guerrilla Gardener on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:19:00 PST