Lately we have been surreptitiously planting native shrubs in the bit of neglected land at the back of our house. It lies between two lanes and is a kind of reserve/ shortcut with a few eucalypt trees on it. We had a few native plants we coudn't accommodate in our own garden so thought we would plant them there. It is strange how guilty I feel when I do this, as if someone is going to challenge me. But when the house next door was sold and the new owner chopped down every tree and bush on the property to our horror, I felt that I needed to plant more to make up for the impact on the greenhouse effect in our street.
Apparently such illicit horticulture is called "guerilla gardening" and there are websites devoted to it. It's a big thing in the UK. GG's plant deserted patches of land at night and residents and officeworkers discover that their street has been greened overnight. A lovely idea. The sites can vary from blocks of land to traffic islands.
We are planting natives such as tea tree, mint bush, gymea lily and dwarf eucalypts on our patch. At least it is nearby so we can keep an eye on the plants and give them TLC from time to time.
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