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3 unusual facts about Urban gardening


Gill Tract

Urban gardening plots are available to University Village residents on 6.6 acres at the western edge of the Gill Tract.

Urban gardening

Container garden - Growing plants in pots or other containers, rather than in ground

Urban horticulture - Growing crops or ornamental plants in urban or semi-urban setting



see also

Adam Purple

He is often considered the godfather of the urban gardening movement, and his "Garden of Eden" was a well-known garden on the Lower East Side of Manhattan until it was demolished by then mayor Rudolph Giuliani, after considerable controversy extending from the Koch Administration through the Dinkins Administration.