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Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make my . . . driveway grow?

Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make my . . . driveway grow?

   part of the story (by: Franke James)

Toronto's Franke James has a wildly entertaining and educational web site (actually, an extended post on her blog) detailing how she converted her driveway and front yard into a city garden.  These images are just a small sample of what's in the post.

  the "driveway" (by: Franke James)

  the front garden, driveway to the right (by: Franke James) 

Apparently, getting from there to here was anything but easy.  But what a reward.  Go see/read the story here.

Thanks to Geoff Fettus for the tip.

Kaid Benfield writes (almost) daily about community, development, and the environment.  For more posts, see his blog's home page. 

 

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community, gardens, neighborhood, smartercities, smartgrowth

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