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Herb’s Garden

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More and more, the gardens that I find interesting are the pocket gardens of the city. I guess you could call them guerilla gardens. These are really the gardens of hermits. They’re not community gardens. They’re gardens created by individuals who just love to garden, and steal a little corner to do it in. One of the most amazing ones I’ve encountered is Herb’s garden. And I’m lucky, because it’s at the end of my block, just off the dead end. Herb is actually a very sociable guy. I see him all over the neighborhood hanging out with folks in their front yard, community garden, or at the car repair garages around the corner. Herb actually used to live in this dead end. He built a gazebo smack dab in the middle of it and gardened all around. The city eventually cracked down. Luckily, somebody in the neighborhood arranged for him to be a caretaker for a new housing facility.

These photos were taken last autumn. Anyday now I expect Herb will be breaking down for the spring. I’ll try to take some pictures of the garden early in the year.

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