May 1st is International Sunflower Guerrilla Day, where people all over the world (well, probably the northern hemisphere) go out and plant sunflower seeds in places around where they live.
Having just read On Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Gardening without Boundaries, I am feeling totally inspired and have started to organise an event for this magical day here in Sheffield.
There is a thread on the Guerrillagardening.org forums,
http://guerrillagardening.org/community/index.php?topic=3298.0
and a facebook group http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114409348583887
for the event. Sign up for either of those to keep up to date with the plans, or keep an eye open for news at http://www.sheffieldsunflowers.org.uk
What you will need:
Sunflower seeds.
A bottle of water.
Something to make holes with (pencil, screwdriver, trowel, or in my case, a crutch!).
What to do:
Dig a small hole about 2cm deep, drop in a seed. Cover with soil. Water.
That's it! As many times as you like, in as many places as you feel will be cheered up by a glorious sunflower in a couple of months.
PLAN: If you want to meet up to plant the sunflowers, we will be meeting at 12 midday outside the Blue Moon cafe in Sheffield city centre, by the Cathedral ( http://www.tinyurl.com/368fz2c ). Please be prompt!
Alternatively, you can plant some seeds wherever you are in your locality.
There is also now a flickr group for this event: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1367558@N25/
There is a thread on the Guerrillagardening.org forums,
http://guerrillagardening.org/community/index.php?topic=3298.0 and a facebook group
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=114409348583887 for the event. Sign up for either of those to keep up to date with the plans, or keep an eye open for news at
http://www.sheffieldsunflowers.org.uk What you will need:
Sunflower seeds.
A bottle of water.
Something to make holes with (pencil, screwdriver, trowel, or in my case, a crutch!).
What to do:
Dig a small hole about 2cm deep, drop in a seed. Cover with soil. Water.
That's it! As many times as you like, in as many places as you feel will be cheered up by a glorious sunflower in a couple of months.
PLAN: If you want to meet up to plant the sunflowers, we will be meeting at 12 midday outside the Blue Moon cafe in Sheffield city centre, by the Cathedral (
http://www.tinyurl.com/368fz2c ). Please be prompt! Alternatively, you can plant some seeds wherever you are in your locality.
There is also now a flickr group for this event:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1367558@N25/
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