Edgelands are the forgotten places in a city: the abandoned lots, warehouses, railroad tracks, and parking lots that have fallen into disrepair. As years go by, weed seeds germinate through cracks in the asphalt and a new urban ecology begins. Native and non-native plants take root and wildlife food and shelter are reintroduced. This site explores the values of neglected urban wildscapes and points out why we need them in the city.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Quote of the week
"In many ways, because urban locations are so removed from forests or meadows, plantings that recall these places can be that much more pleasurable." --Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, Planting in a Post-Wild World
Love these rebel places.
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