Greening the urban jungle.
Hidden in the gravel and concrete that dominate today’s cities, it is possible to find tiny plots of green. Whether it’s an eco-activist art installation, a city-funded park, a guerrilla gardening experiment, or just a weed that has broken through a crack in the sidewalk, these urban green spaces provide pops of nature where you least expect it. This photo collection highlights some of our favorite examples from around the world.
The High Line, New York, New York, USA
The Pothole Gardener, London, England
Guerrilla Gardening, Tokyo, Japan
Bus Roots by Marco Antonio Castro Cosio, New York, New York
Le Mur Vegetal, Melbourne, Australia
Brussels Farmer, Brussels, Belgium
The Green Carpet, Jaujac, France
Glenwood Green Acres, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Urban Cactus, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Guerrilla Gardening at Occupy Oakland, California
NoPark by Natalie Jerimenjenko, New York, New York
Moving Forest by NL Architects, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hoop Goodenia in a Boot Project, Melbourne, Australia
Lugo History Museum, Lugo, Spain
Social Guerrilla Gardening, Southern California
Plant Pockets, San Francisco, California
Skip Conversions by Oliver Bishop-Young, London, England
Roof of Canada Malting Co., Alberta, Canada
Guerrilla Gardening, Rome, Italy
Little Community Garden on Falmer Road, London, England
Park(ing) Day, San Francisco, California
Kensington Market, Toronto, Canada
GuerArsenal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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