One of many mythical hellstrip garden on Buffalo ’s Garden Walk .
How could I NOT loveHellstrip Gardening ? The subject is fun and inspiring , and I ’m a long - time fan of the author , too – the Rant ’s own Evelyn Hadden ( whose early Bible aboutBeautiful No - Mow LawnsIreviewed here . )
But this is n’t a “ recapitulation . ” ( They ’re ordinarily so boring ! ) or else , I extend high spot of the book base on my own adventures in hellstrip gardening . Scroll down for how to acquire a transcript .
One of many fabulous hellstrip gardens on Buffalo’s Garden Walk.
– I enjoy the Koran ’s thesis , that “ such small places can modify a nursing home , a neighborhood , and a community . ” Hellstrip gardening is a peculiarly generous manikin of gardening , “ wreak nature ’s smasher to the street where we can all treasure it . ” Thank - yous from passersby prove that point , and are wonderful to find out .
– Evelyn is supporting and enthusiastic , never preachy . Thank God ! So she ’ll say “ Give that left - over a make - over ” or advance us to convert “ unused , unloved lawns ” to “ likeable and useful gardens . ” Carrot , not stick .
– Hellstrip Gardening tells stories of real gardeners across the land . My favorites may be the twosome in Seattle who practice “ extreme horticulture ” by wearing headlamps to squeeze in more work hr after dark . Hey , where can I purchase one of those ?
– The book is good , peculiarly about the maintenance involved in , say , turning sod into a perennial - filled garden . ( It’smorework , not less . ) So , providing accurate selective information trumps advocacy .
– All the essential how - to flake are get over – like dealing with local ordinance and the best way to remove sod .
– The book ’s list of which embed to include and which to avoid are correct - on , based on my experience .
My former home and hellstrip garden.
My former plate and hellstrip garden .
– The hellstrip garden I create is express on page 163 ! All the plants there were freebee – extra from the heavy back garden – so I did n’t concern if they were stolen or destroyed . release out , no plants were ever taken and there was only one marvellous Sedum was damage by a building hand truck .
– Loved finding out about Seattle’sPollinator Pathwayproject that apply curbside garden to make pollinator corridors between public green spaces .
Edible kale and raspberries mingle with decorative coleus, fleeceflower, gazania, and grasses in a hellstrip garden alongside the parking lot of the Seward Co-op in Minneapolis.
– heavy examples from the two powerhouse city of hellstrip gardening – Buffalo and Portland , OR !
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Edible boodle and raspberry mingle with decorative coleus , fleeceflower , gazania , and locoweed in a hellstrip garden alongside the parking sight of the Seward Co - op in Minneapolis .
