Pop-up gardeningWe have been noticing some pop-up gardening emerging on the streets of Melbourne recently - local communities have been cultivating veggie plots in some delightfully unexpected places within the city.
This example has appropriated part of the streetscape on the corner of King William and Napier Street in Fitzroy. The attached sign encourages people to plant and nurture the garden at will or simply sit by and enjoy its presence.
There are numerous examples of thriving community gardens in Melbourne's suburbs that we have all seen - in St Kilda, Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Brunswick etc. but this is the first example I have seen which has reclaimed actual road space. It has produced a valuable piece of landscape - a landscape which is pioneering the cultivation and 'greening' of the urban asphalt fabric of our city.
Photo and inspiration courtesy of Mark Skiba.
3 comments:
Hi FRESH! and thanks for admiring our garden. It is much loved, although a bit scrappy as we wait for broad beans to come up. There are several other examples of this kind of garden in Fitzroy and they are dead easy to build, so get in touch with us if anyone wants any tips. It would be great to see them taking up more and more road space. John
PS you have both the street names wrong!
I have seen these around Fitzroy and St Kilda, I think its an amazing idea! Especially for areas with limited garden space!
Hi John. Great to hear about your pop-up garden.
Can you let us know who is behind the garden in Fitzroy and the correct street names where it's located?
It's great to see gardens like these reclaiming some of the grey hardscape in our city as both beautiful and 'productive' space.
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