Planting crocuses on street

[alldigging]

Obviously I mean in the grass verges and not actually on the road...


Would you just do it or ask the council for permission?

[veggiechicken]

Is it a maintained (mown) grass verge or a natural one? If maintained I'd ask, if natural I wouldn't.

[alldigging]

Yeah it's a mown one.

[veggiechicken]

Near me, people have created small flower beds around the base of street trees that are planted in the grass verges, where the mowers don't mow! I doubt that they've asked permission but its been going on for years, and more people copy it each year.
The grass verge outside my house is only mown by me and I do what I like with it - although technically its council owned. Only you know best what you can do in your area without causing problems.

[Jeanied]

We don't have a verge in my road - but a little blue lobelia has seeded itself in the gutter by the kerb just where I park the car. Makes me smile just to see it.

Surely it is worth a shot. Lots of our verges have crocuses planted and the council trimmers tend to avoid those patches - along with the daffs.

[alldigging]

I guess if I ask via a councillor I could be cheeky and ask if there is any money for bulbs too!

They are big on ' love where you live' round here so coud be a Go-er!

[Florence Fennel]

We have lots of green areas (inbetween masonettes and high rise flats) that the Council maintain. There are loads of daffs, but when they are mown in the spring, they go around the bulbs, even when they've finished flowering. We're quite lucky really, there have also planted loads of cherry trees and lavender. Hope your plan works out AD.

[Samurailord]

I guess if I ask via a councillor I could be cheeky and ask if there is any money for bulbs too!

And don't forget that our local councillor won a prize in our open day raffle, so he may be quite inclined to help

Andy

[alldigging]

Oh yes... he's yet to turn up to get his prize .. So that gives me time to put something together about my idea )

[Jeanied]

I noticed that someone had seeded a really unkempt municipal rose bed with mixed wildflowers this year - it looks great !

[mothhawk]

I'm all for guerrilla gardening - check out the website - The Guerrilla Gardening Home Page

[Two_Sheds]

I did some guerilla planting on our tatty grass verges: they all got mowed. The verges are mowed to a schedule, whether the grass is long or short, whether it's dying from drought or not.

I hope some councils are different, more enlightened

[alldigging]

I've recently read a book about guerilla gardening. There's lots of edges and alleys near me that could easily be tweaked!
But for crocuses I think turfed areas are best.