Main entry:

Tracey, David, author.

Title & Author:

Guerilla gardening : a manualfesto / David Tracey.

Publication:

Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, [2007]
Lancaster : Gazelle Drake Academic, [2007]
©2007

Description:

xii, 227 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index.
The big idea (or, What to say if you're stopped) -- Where to start (You do live here, so why aren't you home by now?) -- What to use (don't reinvent the wheel, borrow someone's car) -- Growing basics (the root end goes down) -- Naturescaping 101 (there's always somebody home in a habitat) -- Get off the grass (make it a meadow) -- Grow your own community garden (it takes a village to raise a turnip) -- When to work within (the art of aikido politics) -- Start spreading the news (information is just fertilizer with better PR) -- Where to go from here (make your city the salvation of the world).

Summary:

"If you've ever wandered past a scrubby vacant lot and imagined how beautiful it could look with flowers or food crops or trees, you may have the heart of a guerrilla gardener. To the delight of many urban dwellers, random acts of gardening, with or without permission, are springing up everywhere. The appeal is great - a convivial way to be a wee bit naughty, get your hands dirty and beautify your neighbourhood." "Guerrilla gardening can be as simple as picking up broken glass and litter or pulling our a few weeds. It can be as involved as organizing a community garden on unused railway land or helping city officials see the appeal of a new park. What began as a non-violent environmental call to arms for inner-city renewal has become the people's choice for urban beautification around the world. Boulevards, railway land and back alleys have all benefited from the efforts of these modern-day Johnny Appleseeds."--Jacket.

ISBN:

9780865715837 (paperback)
0865715831 (paperback)

Subject:

Urban gardens.
City planning.
Community gardens.
Urban gardening.
Urban beautification.
Garden ecology.
Landscape gardening.
Gardens Design.
Jardinage urbain.
Jardins communautaires.
Villes Embellissement.
Jardins Architecture.
Écologie des jardins.
Jardins urbains.
Jardins familiaux.
urban beautification.
landscape gardening.
allotment gardens.
community gardens.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 255953
Call No.: BIB 186231
Status: Available