A comment sent in by a reader:
“An 86 year old Sidmouth resident suggests traffic calming on the High street by planting several trees across the road under cover of darkness. Perhaps not realistic but it is a stimulating idea!”
Yes indeed!
Looking at ‘guerilla gardening’, it’s normally about finding an unloved place for plants:
Unearth the facts about the growing trend of freestyle cultivation of overlooked, unloved plots of public land.
Get into guerrilla gardening | saga.co.uk
But it can also be about finding a spot for a tree.
Whether it’s an apple tree:
Guerrilla Gardening With Fruit Trees | permies.com
Or a rowan or two in and around Bristol:
Guerilla Tree Planting – Seeds or Saplings? | reddit.com
Finally, two stories:
One from the summer of “Seed bombs, the “tree lady of Brooklyn,” and the roots of urban gardening.”
How radical gardeners took back New York City | vox.com
Another from LA: