Guerrilla Gardening...

coming soon to a lonely patch near you???? January 23rd with temperatures of 15 degrees and falling and I'm talking about gardening! While it may seem kind of early to start promoting a May 1st event I just fell like I should give you time to consider and prepare.....

The goal is to plant as many sunflower plants in abandoned patches of ground or public spaces that could use some floral sunshine as we can in a day! I've just come across this organization called Guerilla Gardeners and I simply loooooove the idea. This is the fifth year they are hosting this event! Last year over 6000 people the world over participated and some of their efforts can be seen here. I will definitely be participating this year!

Many a time I have looked at a neglected exit ramp or median and thought  "How much nicer it could be with  some wildflowers or perennials!" As I read the blog on the Guerrilla Gardeners site, I immediately thought of an exit ramp near my house that is edged by a motley collection of backyard fences that could use a sweep of sunflowers! I'll need the time between now and then to figure out the best time of the day to strike and what variety of sunflowers to plant....too bad hollyhocks take two years to flower as those would be even more perfect for this spot!!

The seed catalogs are out. Can you stock up on seeds and join me in promoting the event? Think I have the germ of an idea to turn this into a 'challenge' with a give-away as a 'reward'. Hmmmm....