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Richard Reynolds - On Guerrilla Gardening (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Subtitled : A Hand Book For Gardening Without Boundaries.
On Guerrilla Gardening is an activist's call to arms to all citizens - green-fingered, green-thinking or curious - to join the revolution of guerrilla gardening: transforming public space into oases of colour and life.
The enemy: neglect, apathy and the disintegration of community spirit.
The arsenal: daring, a packet of seeds and a passionate commitment to social change.
When Richard Reynolds first embarked on guerrilla gardening, growing flowers by moonlight outside his tower block, he had no idea it was part of a growing global movement committed to cultivating the potential in the land regardless of all obstacles.
Charting the battles fought across thirty different countries and the revolutionary history of this subculture,
On Guerrilla Gardening is an inspirational take on gardening in the 21st Century.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Non-Fiction - House & Garden
- Published : 2008 (This Edition 2009 - Bloomsbury)
- ISBN : 9780747592976
- SKU : B003153
- PPC : LL300gm
- RRP : £9.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'Reynolds is quickly becoming both a subculture celebrity and a public intellectual, challenging ideas about what it means to live in a city' - New York Times.
'On Guerrilla Gardening is well-researched, thorough and truly inspirational' - BBC Gardens Illustrated.
'This lovely book is both a celebration of the international movement's recent history, and a how-to manual that advises on hardy species, planting techniques and social engineering' - The Guardian.
'Exciting, high-adrenalin stuff. This is gardening repackaged for the 21st Century' - New Statesman.
'I found this book very inspirational. It is full of examples of people going out there and doing something to make a positive difference to our urban environment, as individuals and as groups. The whole spectrum is represented, from political activists seeking to draw attention to land wastage and neglect, to people who simply like gardening and who quietly go about planting. It is very thought-provoking, challenging the reader to reconsider the issues surrounding the designation and care of public land, and of collective responsibility.' - The Bookbag.
The Author
Richard Reynolds' first illegal cultivation was at college, where he planted windowsills with boxes of Busy Lizzies. He became a guerrilla gardener in earnest in 2004 when he moved into a council block with dilapidated communal flowerbeds in London's Elephant & Castle.