A movement that has been catching on around the world has hit Athens' streets recently, and we like it!
A group called the Guerrilla Gardeners, a group of avid and dedicated amateur horticulturalists have taken it upon themselves to 'illegally' plant and spruce up public land where vegetation/trees could grow and/or is not maintained properly. What these planters do is find abandoned parcels of land (public or private) that need some loving, find suitable plants/flowers/trees that would grow in the environment, and in the middle of the night commit their 'crime'.
End result? An aesthetically better looking plot of land. In Athens these guerrilla gardeners have set up two gardens on public land ( and who knows how many in private settings), and they are located at Keramikos Square and at Korai Squre - both in Central Athens.
If the government is going to lack the resources to take care of public plots of land, what a better way to get the community behind a cause that is both beneficial and fun.
So to our future gardeners in Athens, here are some tips as to what can be planted and is good to adapt to the harsh long summers of Greece.
For shrubs try myrtle and laurel, for herbs plant rosemary, lavender and thyme (aromatherapy anyone?) and if you want to get adventurous pine and cypress trees are good trees to plant.
DF: If any readers do decide to do this, please send us pictures...we would love to post.
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