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Seedbombs Away!

Becky Striepe — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:47 +0000

My pal Lucille over at Feelgood Style recently posted about the Lush Seed the Nation Contest, and it reminded me that I’d been meaning to write a follow-up to this post on walk by guerrilla gardening from December.

With the idea of seed bombs gaining a little more attention lately, I thought it might be cool to revisit them here. Last time we talked seed bombs, it generated quite a bit of discussion, including some great points in the comments that felt like they warranted their own discussion.

So here you go! A couple of things to keep in mind when you’re whipping up a batch of seed bombs!

Earth Day 2009 : Ready, Set, Grow! Lush Launches “Seed the Nation” Contest

Lucille Chi — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:41:15 +0000

Today, while walking with my dear friend after an uplifting yoga class, we were lured into a Lush shop (by the colorful poster above) to plant a seed bomb any place in the city that needs native wildflowers!

It gets even more adorable:

The Lush crew is set to do good across North America to see customers “dig in some soil, plant a few seeds, or mend a sagging fence. One good deed inspires anothor” ~ Guerilla Gardener, David Tracey

Seed Bombs: Walk-By Guerrilla Gardening

Becky Striepe — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:00:13 +0000

[Guerrilla Gardening. Creative Commons photo by Ondřej Lipár]

File this under genius! Carbon Copy has an easy recipe for making seed bombs. Carry these little home-made pellets around and toss them into places that could use a little bit of plant life. Here’s how you do it!