Guerilla gardening can span a wide range of things from tossing some seed bombs over a fence to creating things that border on art installations. Whatever the choice may be, the goal is to beautify and vegify.

People not only make use of scrappy pieces of land in need of some love but also things found in the environment that are no longer being used, like these empty flyer bins:

According to bladediary: “I’ve always been amazed by the state of most flyerboxes. More often that not, they are empty. Some haven’t been filled in years. Yet, there they are: everywhere in the city- at every intersection. Taking up valuable sidewalk space. For whatever reason, a great many of them offer nothing but an empty box. But that offers a great opportunity for some people!”

These empty boxes which often end up finding use as a waste bin or yet another space for tagging, are looked at in another way.

“I tried to think of better ways than “Garbage Can” to reimagine the interior spaces of these flyerboxes- better ways to make use of the whole box- not just the exterior walls. The boxes makes a perfect platform for planters- and with them you can guerrilla garden almost anywhere in the inhospitable concrete city! Best of all, it leaves the sides open for writers and artists.”

images via bladediary

In South Dublin, Mick Veale has come up with a fabulous idea to make use of all those horrible election posters plaguing lawns and other such empty spaces. With candidates taking things like Twitter and Facebook by storm, who needs election posters anymore anyway?

Till then, how about turning those pesky posters into some artsy flower boxes. First, grab some election posters and measure them up:

After measuring some straight lines, fold up the sides. Make some small holes in the corners with a screwdriver and then use some cable ties to hold it together.

After 10 minutes, you’ve got yourself a planter box ready for some soil and flowers.

Then, find some window sills or any other place that is in need of some serious cheering up. Place, plant and water.

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