While in San Francisco recently, I stumbled upon this community garden sandwiched in between a really busy road and an apartment building.
It’s a community garden built and maintained by a homeless shelter and surrounding neighbors (which is cool enough!) but I loved all the repurposed living wall elements along the chain-link fence.
The colorful and friendly painted signs made this such a homey and happy place to be. What a treasure!
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What a fun garden! And I love it that the neighbours are pitching in to help maintain it. I wonder how this would work in Mumbai .
Wow, Mumbai!!?? You travelled a long way to find me in Northern California – thanks for commenting! And yes, I definitely think it would work in your neck of the woods!
so refreshing to see the joy and playfulness of this garden. and those burlap planters are perfect hanging planters (like them much better than those woolly pocket planters that start at $40 a pop! and the burlap bags are recycled, too!)
Love this garden. It’s so decorated and homey.
This trip we must also see the Science Exhibit at Golden Gate Park – last year was the huge free music festival at the Park – got high just breathing the air! 😉
LOVE, love, love … this is all heart and spirit! I’m REALLY wanting a chain link fence now!!!
….careful what you wish for, Ivette!!
That is very cool – I’ll be in SF in a few weeks…maybe I can find this?
Dan – I’m so glad you’ll be coming out our way! I wish I remember which streets it was on, but it was near the 600 block of Sutter Street (on a corner).
Wow, what an amazing project. Love the burlap bags and the painted cans. The colors, the plants, the vegies not only must make a whole lot of folks feel good, but it is also an interesting way for them to ‘put down roots.’
How fantastic is this? What an amazing space, what a great project. I love the painted cans.
I agree, Robin! My favorite part was the recycled burlap bags hung on the fence with common jade plant growing out of them. A really cheery place and one that I’m sure brings happiness to their lives.