The “Keep our City Beautiful” (街をきれいに！) garden project which started earlier this year with extra soil, planting, demarcation and new (laminated paper) signage along Miyamasuzaka in Shibuya is now in what should be the peak of its powers.
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Take a look at the photos and judge its success for yourself (scroll down for more text)
The ropes and posts on the road-side of the gardens are presumably to protect the gardens from jaywalking pedestrians.
The only flourishing plants are the ones that pre-date the greening project (possibly from a previous, more successful attempt) (compare left (new) and right (established)). It's interesting to note that the project has co-opted these older, healthier plants into the cause through the placement of an official project sign.
that is very sad
is too bad that was such a waste of resources.
But the concept is great
I think many places would benefit from having plants flourish all around the sidewalks.
Aug 23, 2010 →
Hi Fernando – thanks for your comment.
Yes, I do think we would all benefit from having more plants on the sidewalk. Perhaps if it was done in a way which allowed the people in the area to feel more attachment to the project we would see more successful outcomes…..
By the way, your garden looks absolutely fantastic – we will definitely keep checking your blog to watch it grow! Great!
Cheers,
Chris
Aug 24, 2010 →
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