How many times have you walked past a public area where you live and noticed its a dust bowl of unused dead grass or dirt? Ever considered coming out in the middle of the night and planting fruits, flowers, and vegetables there, on your own, usually on private property? My guess is probably not. Well if you have not heard of this concept before, please allow us here at PGS to introduce you to an amazing movement that has its roots in London, but we sure could use some of this kind of activism in Sonoma County. It’s called Guerrilla Gardening . It’s such a brilliant premise for approaching change. Instead of complaining about neglected public areas, you can take on the problem yourself and plant gardens on others people property. Yes this is an illegal practice, but in all cases Guerrilla Gardeners improve and increase property values and help the community. I found a great site on Guerrilla Gardening Activism. A pioneer in the field is Richard Reynolds. He seems like a very intelligent and interesting fellow. I found his video on Seedbombs to be fantastic. It’s an urban version of Seedballs. I think an entire post on seedbombs will be necessary soon.

Imagine a world where kids plant incredible varieties of flowers, veggies, and fruits all over the urban landscape instead of spraying toxic hydrocarbon based paint, making graffiti and straight up vandalizing people property. I encourage anyone reading this to step up and take over a random neglected area in your neighborhood or beyond. Check out what this very cool guy has done so far and lets follow in his footsteps here in Sonoma County. Look what one guy can do. Imagine what we could do if we worked together!

PGS is proud to contribute and participate in intelligently planned Guerrilla Garden digs. If you want to get involved give us a call @ 1-866-PGS-GROW.