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.
My text on this is: Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast, Peter Del Traduci. I used to run design projects based on what I then called "endemic" landscapes -- drainage ditches, hedgerows, copses etc. The idea was to see these landscapes and then use them as inspiration for a more controlled design statement.
My text on this is: Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast, Peter Del Traduci. I used to run design projects based on what I then called "endemic" landscapes -- drainage ditches, hedgerows, copses etc. The idea was to see these landscapes and then use them as inspiration for a more controlled design statement.
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