Tokyo DIY Gardening Hands-on gardening for a crowded city
Securing Pots on a Ledge
Wire twisted around trellis at one end is threaded through the pots to create an intergrated, secure whole.
A Field of Pots
A love affair with dirt knows no bounds, rules, and follows a logic of its own. Right on, I say!
Blooming Corner Container Garden
Made of a whole variety of containers – some purchased, some styrofoam coolers put to fresh use – it was a bright spot on an otherwise cement-filled busy street.
Roof Garden in Waseda
I needed a telescope to get a REALLY good look, which would have felt a bit like being a garden stalker….
Rose Bush Takes Over House
The inside must be filled with delicious scent of the roses and feel miles away from the city life just outside the door.
Narrow Trackside Colour in Rocks
Rocks and concrete blocks mark out narrow marginal space for a bright shock of colour.
Beer Crate Roof Garden
Transferring the principles of the Tokyo curbside garden a few meters skyward.
Classic Pot Garden in Shiba/Mita
Whether intentional or not, the impressive scale of this garden creates a natural security system…..
Small building in Shinjuku covered in vines
This small building in a Shinjuku commercial district is buried in vines
Dense and mature sidewalk garden in Chiyoda
The planting is amazingly thick, creating a green wall between the sidewalk and the large boulevard. . .
More balcony-grown baby watermelon
I am surprised at the success of this vertical, balcony watermelon
Shibuya Greening Project – 「街をきれいに！」
What happens when disembodied forces try to impose beauty on the city…
