British Columbia: Tues July 14, 2009 7:30pm New Westminster -David Tracey on Guerrilla Gardening

The New Westminster Horticultural Society July meeting will be on Tuesday, July 14th, starting at 7:30 p.m.

This month’s speaker is David Tracey on Guerrilla Gardening: A Call for Urban Beautification:

- environmental designer: he has Masters in Landscape Architecture from UBC,
- community garden activist: he is coordinating the Vancouver Community Agriculture Network project together with Vancouver and public health officials to create more community gardens, especially among people lacking access to healthy, affordable food.
- writer: he is the author of Guerrilla Gardening: a Manualfesto
- for more info check out his website www.davidtracey.ca

Centennial Lodge, Queens Park
parking lot entrance is at the intersection of First Street and Third Avenue, New Westminster
pdf map of park


www.newwesthortsociety.org
Annual Membership: $10
Individual Meeting Drop-in Fee: $2

Schedule
- 7:30 Club business
- 7:45 Tea break, time for checking out the library and sign-up sheets
- 8:00 Raffle
- 8:15 Speaker

 

Re: Tues July 14, 2009 7:30pm New Westminster BC CAN -David Tracey on Guerrilla Garde

If it is done with agreement of local authorities, it isn't guerilla gardening! That's planting without official sanction!

 

Re: Tues July 14, 2009 7:30pm New Westminster BC CAN -David Tracey on Guerrilla Garde

There's a prominently located snow gum in freeway landscaping at a Seattle interchange due to guerilla gardening. Several were planted, one was successful.

I think highway crews may have removed some of the others while they were still small. I saw a crew tidying up in the area not long after I heard about the planting.