My Guerrilla Garden in San Francisco

The concept of “guerrilla gardening” is getting more play in the media these days (see the June 8, 2008 New York Times article) as people realize how many micro-plots of land go untended even in high-value urban real estate areas. My own epiphany in guerrilla gardening came in the spring of 2007: after years of thinking about tending a 16 by 24-foot weedpatch on a sunny slope in front of my apartment in San Francisco, I finally got to work. After much sweat, elbow grease, and blisters on my tender information-worker hands, the result is a spectacular succulent garden.

I favor drought-tolerant and I'd like to favor California natives but I'm a sucker for any cool looking plant or anything someone gives me. I also favor rocks, which I've gathered up mostly from empty lots and construction sites around the neighborhood. Check out my Flickr set documenting the creating and growth of this garden.

Below: a slide show of all my garden photos; click to advance.

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