Can planting a colourful garden in a worn down street really annoy someone? Well, apparently it does.
Within the last thirty years the phenomenon “Guerrilla Gardening” has become a worldwide trend. The gardeners are planting and looking after plants on land not owned by them selves. They are changing riverbanks, vacant blocks and industrial areas to look more welcoming and colourful. The gardeners are doing it for a good purpose, but not everyone agrees.
They are seen as lawbreakers using property owned by other people or the government, and sometimes conflicts occur between them. Even though I think the guerrilla gardeners are doing something good for the environment, I understand it annoys landowners. If someone suddenly showed up in my backyard planting all sorts of strange plants I wouldn’t be too happy as well.
But when it comes to the authorities, I don’t understand if they ask the gardeners to stop their project. From my point of view they are doing the authorities a huge favour. By planting gardens they improve the quality of air, as plants lower the CO2 content. Something, that many metropolises could have a great use of.
The guerrilla gardeners even plant fruit and vegetables, which they harvest and eat. By doing that, they save money. There is just a problem considering planting these gardens, at least for the gardeners them selves. Some land areas are contaminated by chemicals, which the plants will absorb and pass further on to the people who eat them.
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