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A green space for urban gardenersArchive for median planters
In the urban jungle we take our green space where we find it
Vividly planted sidewalkscapes like this bring touches of nature to the city's concrete jungle.
My obsession with urban gardening is no doubt a manifestation of my own need to get back to nature. It is a need apparently shared by countless city dwellers.
Chicagoans who can afford it buy weekend getaway homes in the country, others squeeze gardens onto terraces, rooftops, porches or, like me, a small condo balcony.
And our city — in league with our pastoral proclivities — plants ginko trees in grates along Read the rest of this entry »
