On Guerrilla Gardening

A Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries
by Richard Reynolds

When Richard Reynolds began planting flowers secretly at night outside his tower block in South London, he had no idea that he was part of a growing global movement committed to combating the forces of neglect, land shortage, and apathy toward public spaces. But before long, his blog GuerrillaGardening.org had attracted other guerrillas from around the world to share their experiences on the horticultural frontline. Reynolds’s blog is now a focal point for guerrilla gardeners everywhere, with over 4,000 people enlisted as recruits.

On Guerrilla Gardening is Reynolds’s lively, colorful treatise on why people illicitly cultivate land—and how you can do it, too. From discreetly beautifying pocket spaces in New York City to striving for green communal space in Berlin and sustainable food production in San Francisco, from Christmas trees on London roundabouts to the political agitations of landless workers in Brazil, Reynolds charts a battle that people are fighting worldwide.

Reynolds has researched the subject with guerrilla gardeners from thirty different countries, and compiles their advice on what to grow where, how to cope with adverse environmental conditions, how to harness propaganda to win support, and even how to handle anti-terrorist police. Packed with photographs, anecdotes, and sound horticultural advice, On Guerrilla Gardening is an irresistible invitation to shoulder your shovel and join the revolution that is blooming in the world’s shared spaces.

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