Pruned: Crater Garden

(Here's a photo of a victory garden flourishing in a London blitzed crater, a slightly different and cropped version of which appeared in our post about Kenneth Helphand's book Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime. See more defiant gardens here. On a related note, check out Depave and PlantSF, two very fine organizations on a mission to rid cities of unnecessary concrete and asphalt. And on yet another related note, see also the Crack Garden. Photo courtesy of the Imperial War Museum.)

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Georgia
September 14, 2009 at 8:17:00 AM CDT
Kenneth Helphand's book "Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime" is on my to-read list.

MrBrownthumb @ Chicago Garden
September 14, 2009 at 3:38:00 PM CDT
That is really awesome. Thanks for the book suggestion, I'd never heard of it before.

Btw, if you have a second check out my blog and the post on the veggie garden at the Cook County Jail.

Unindicted Co-Conspirator
September 14, 2009 at 5:55:00 PM CDT
My ideal hortus conclusus is inside my own head. Strangely, it would look exactly like your picture. Except for that giant guy in the middle acting like he owns the place.

Sarah
October 14, 2009 at 6:04:00 AM CDT
This is fascinating - sounds like a really interesting book - I'd be interested to know if any of these defiant gardens survive or they are always "short-lived".

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	Crater Garden Monday, September 14, 2009 #agriculture #hortus_conclusus (Here's a photo of a victory garden flourishing in a London blitzed crater, a slightly different and cropped version of which appeared in our post about Kenneth Helphand's book Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime. See more defiant gardens here. On a related note, check out Depave and PlantSF, two very fine organizations on a mission to rid cities of unnecessary concrete and asphalt. And on yet another related note, see also the Crack Garden. Photo courtesy of the Imperial War Museum.) 4 COMMENTS — Georgia September 14, 2009 at 8:17:00 AM CDT Kenneth Helphand's book "Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime" is on my to-read list. MrBrownthumb @ Chicago Garden September 14, 2009 at 3:38:00 PM CDT That is really awesome. Thanks for the book suggestion, I'd never heard of it before. Btw, if you have a second check out my blog and the post on the veggie garden at the Cook County Jail. Unindicted Co-Conspirator September 14, 2009 at 5:55:00 PM CDT My ideal hortus conclusus is inside my own head. Strangely, it would look exactly like your picture. Except for that giant guy in the middle acting like he owns the place. Sarah October 14, 2009 at 6:04:00 AM CDT This is fascinating - sounds like a really interesting book - I'd be interested to know if any of these defiant gardens survive or they are always "short-lived". Post a Comment — Comments on posts older than a week are moderated — —— Newer Post Older Post —— Home	1