Has anyone here ever successfully planted wildflowers/native flowers in an area only to have the city come through with a weedwacker and destroy it all? That would just be devastating. I’m curious if anyone has experienced something similar. My heart wouldn’t be able to take it which is why I don’t think I could ever actually plant seeds.

Hi all, I just started this reddit account for this project. I’m a senior journalism student at American University writing a feature story on guerrilla gardening. This is my final project of the year and I’m hoping to sit down (in-person or over zoom) in the next few weeks and chat! Although, if anyone knows of anyone else who isn’t on here and would be amicable/comfortable please let me know! Thank you!

Looking for some advice on how to approach this problem. My backyard is covered in stinknet weeds right now. The plan is/was to lay down sod for the spring/summer. I also need to till the soil and remove about 1" of soil to prepare for laying down sod. But I've heard that the seeds on this thing can get spread out and live in the soil for years.

My questions are - would this matter if i'm laying down sod on top of the soil? Should I wait for it to dry out (possibly several weeks) and then mow it? Or should I just bite the bullet and mow it, till it, and lay down sod as soon as possible?

Thanks.

In the UK its quite common to find small patches of grass in residential areas, usually surrounded by curb, path, or road, and sometimes these areas are neglected by our councils who own and maintain that land.

My question is, if somebody were to hypothetically begin scattering native wildflower seeds over these areas (obviously they wouldn't be able to dig to plant), what are the chances of them becoming more than a generic lawn for dogs to mark their territory that is maintained twice per year?

I’m having a hard time finding guerrilla gardeners in my region. I’m looking for any tips on how to find people and start a group. In case your from or around Lisbon, Portugal I’d love to talk and collaborate!

So I live in the Central Valley California. We are dairy farmers and typically only grow corn/wheat in a rotation. I want to really beautify the place by planting a million wildflowers. For instance we have a roughly 2 mile driveway with oaks planted all along each side. I envision wildflowers all along the drive and circling or house.

I need help with what seeds/flowers are native to the central valley and will work best with our climate.

Also, is it too late to plant for this year? It feels like spring is all but over so maybe plant in the fall?

Where is the best place to buy LARGE quantities of seeds affordably? A quick Google search shows 25lb bags for nearly $1000. I can't afford that.

Any advice?

Not sure where to begin with this one.

I live in the Lake District, and I see acres upon acres of land that could be growing wildflowers. I wondered if anyone had access to a helicopter, and wildflower seeds. Perhaps I could do some sort of fundraiser to make enough money to buy the seeds, 60KG should be enough, right? I figure £4-5k should be enough to buy that much.

No idea about the helicopter, though.

The other idea is 100's of people with drones. Perhaps we could make it an event, but then I suppose the land usage would have to be legal.

I have several pecan trees growing in my back yard where even if they grow up there, they will be too congested to thrive. They are all about 1 foot tall right now and very cute. It is a house that I am living in as a renter so I don't have any property rights to ensure the trees will not be cut down once I leave. My plan is to move out in about 16 months and then take a few to plant in my new home. I want to plant the remainder somewhere else before I move so they have the best chance of thriving. The trees are native and noninvasive to my area.

Basically the title. I’m interested in guerrilla gardening in Columbus, Ohio using native plants. Anyone have experience in the region and have advice or tips? Thanks!

1. Question: I live in Upstate NY, just outside of Albany, native plant/flower suggestions?

2. Idea: Feed local birds (and perhaps mammals) native wildflower/general native plant seeds/native fruit (except black raspberries perhaps, iykyk), get them spread all across the land and drowning out invasive ones, one unsuspecting host animal poop at a time.

A few years back my husband made a huge trebuchet. We have a huge open space behind our house. He mostly grabbed his friends, handed them medieval shields and they tried to hit each other.

I used it for my flower bombs. I wish I would have done more, but the few patches of wild flowers is really pretty. And also the occasional cantelop from my husband's target practice.

I live across the street from an vacant lot that I use to make compost for myself and my neighbors. It's a pretty big lot and in a woodsy corner of the lot I've been spending a lot of time pulling those viney roots up and hacking out those annoying little stumps. I don't really have a plan. Well, so then I just started putting down cardboard and then a thick layer of compost on top of that since I have about 5 piles the size of Mt. Everest anyway. I'm not planning to keep it watered. I'm just curious to see if nature will just do her thing. Is there a name for this type of gardening?

I posted this yesterday.

Was raking out the piles of gunk to the left in the photo, sorting through the plastic trash, brick, excess lumber, etc, when a neighbor came up behind me. The house you can see behind the trees with the chimney poking up? That's his. Apparently, this is all his doing. He has a second floor balcony and said he was tired of looking at trash behind his fence so - instead of taking an afternoon to clean it up properly - two weeks ago, he rented a mini-bulldozer and shoved it all back behind the trees so it was out of sight. Apparently this patch didn't use to be so barren - he said it used to be covered with greenery until he took his bulldozer to it.

He also complained about the soil erosion near his house causing foundation issues over the past few years, since he's on the top of that incline (Texans will understand - our awful clay soil). I guess it never occurred to him that removing all the vegetation behind his house would only worsen that problem in the coming years.

Well...........I'm clearly frustrated, but he seems like a nice enough guy, right? He open carries on both hips, hosts a giant LED cross on his roof year-round (first time I saw it, I thought it was just Christmas decor) and called his wife a bitch during our 20 minute encounter. And that's not to mention the choice words he had for homeless people who have been seen in the area before. Ugh.

But he was encouraging of our hiking trail endeavor, so. You deal with the hand you're given.

Anyone have any advice regarding this? I really love aquatic plants and I would love to spread native species in some bodies of water by me, I know which ones grow natively :) What would be the best approach?

I’m thinking about growing some vegetables in a planter bed in my apartment parking lot. Currently there are small non native trees planted every 10ft for about 200ft with nothing in between. So there is lots of room for planting. Most of the cars that park along it back into there spots so when they idle the exhaust would be right onto the plants. Will this affect the vegetables growth? Will they be safe to eat? What should I plant(the bed is south facing)?I’m thinking root vegetables so that the part of the plant you eat isn’t getting directly hit with exhaust. Or is this a stupid idea?

Any tips for getting better bringing with cat litter? Just made a batch the seem like they'll fall apart in my bag.

Probably helps that the library has low-water plantings nearby and isn't allowed to use Roundup.

Left side of ditch gets afternoon sun. The rest gets half to full day sun. Looking for tough, fast spreading natives that might get mowed by the city once or twice a year.