10 Interesting Fact About Guerilla Gardening

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• The Wild Garden Movement or Guerilla Gardening began in the late 1960s in New York City by a group of environmental artists and activists who felt that modern cities had lost a lot of green space.
• This movement then spreads throughout the world, including Indonesia, as a creative and effective way to plant plants in places that are not maintained and unused.
• Wild garden can be a small park planted on the sidewalk or road median, or even a vegetable garden planted under the bridge or on the roof of the building.
• The main purpose of the illegal garden movement is to provide more green space in densely populated cities, and to beautify the urban environment.
• In addition, this activity can also help improve air quality and reduce air temperatures in hot cities.
• Wild garden can also help improve mental and physical health, so that many people involved in this movement feel happier and healthier.
• Wild garden movements are often carried out in secret, because this activity can be considered an illegal action by the authorities.
• However, many groups and organizations that support the illegal garden movement, and even provide assistance and resources to help the perpetrators.
• Some famous illegal gardens in Indonesia include Bambu Rawa Belong Gardens in Jakarta, Bukit Foot Garden in Bandung, and Vegetable Garden on Jalan Kaliurang Yogyakarta.
• Wild garden movements continue to develop and are increasingly popular throughout the world, and are expected to help improve the urban environment and improve the quality of human life in the future.