An interesting space-saving variation on the curbside/wall garden.
A thin plank of wood rests on top of a wire fence and is secured in place with wire and string tied to the guttering and drainpipes. Extra safety is added through a long plastic gardening rod which acts as a railing along the front of the garden. Precarious yet thoughtful, this construction does not intrude into the narrow thoroughfare any further than the curb line.
Simple and non-intrusive, and the perfect height for passing pedestrians to enjoy.
Materials: Wire, String, Plank of Wood, Plastic Garden Rod
Location: Nakano, Tokyo
(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening)
On an innner-Sendagaya street lies this colourful curbside garden. Another lovely example of a local resident taking the time to brighten up a lonely curbside.
What made this particular garden stand out is the fact that it is composed entirely of plants still in their garden center pots and plastic containers.
One would imagine that the plants would grow better repotted directly into the ground, but perhaps the existing soil is of too-poor quality to allow this. An alternative explanation might be that this is the gardener’s compromise between a ‘potscape‘ and a full-blown regular garden – less intrusive than a whole lot of pots on the sidewalk, while still retaining the flexible, temporary feel of most Tokyo pot-plant gardens…..possibly repotting the plants felt like too much of a brash appropriation for the gardener involved….. (in the last image you can see one plant finally breaking (being set?) free of its contraints – I wonder how long it will last in the ‘real world’)
Any other ideas?
Materials: Potplants
Location: Sendagaya, Tokyo
(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening)
