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Richard _001

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« on: October 27, 2006, 03:16:59 PM »
Our first animal joined us guerrilla gardening last night.  A beautiful black dog  kept watch as the owner dug away, and kept watch for any unsavoury characters.  If you've been accompanied by any animals please share them here.  I'm particularly keen to learn of any elephants or tigers that have been guerrilla gardening with you.  Gorillas however are not welcome, they confuse people.
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2009, 07:57:58 PM »
Jajaja very funny, is very useful have a dog in the team!

Disculpa mi ingles, no es muy bueno...
Espero empezar alguna actividad de guerrilla gardening en mi Ciudad
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cannonsblazing

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« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2010, 03:20:36 PM »
I had two hedgehogs accompanying me on a sunny afternoon last autumn, in the playground where I have my main flowerbed. But mainly they were just lying among the flowers, basking in the sun. Lazy bastards, I had to do all the digging myself...
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« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2010, 06:55:05 PM »
My own dog accompanied me on many a trip, she can be seen in the RoI board, plus here...if you scroll down halfway

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/75438


and here, about a third of the way down, planting spuds on St. Patrick's day 2006

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/74816

what a cutie pie, I miss her...

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cannonsblazing

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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2010, 03:26:25 PM »
Such a sweetie, T! Makes me miss my dog as well, she actually looked a lot like yours, only bigger...
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tampopo

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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2010, 06:46:23 PM »
Another person asked me about her today, and one last Saturday. It's been nearly three months...
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cannonsblazing

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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2010, 07:39:42 PM »
I'm really sorry for you. A good dog is a true friend. Freja died five years ago, and I still dream about her.
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« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2010, 09:32:10 AM »
Quote from: cannonsblazing on March 22, 2010, 03:20:36 PM
I had two hedgehogs accompanying me on a sunny afternoon last autumn, in the playground where I have my main flowerbed. But mainly they were just lying among the flowers, basking in the sun. Lazy bastards, I had to do all the digging myself...

Noooooooooo! Hedgehogs are nocturnal. If they are out in the sun they are sick and need help.

If you disturbed them from a shelter then they should have gone running off to find somewhere else to hide, they certainly shouldn't hang around like that. Please, find out if there is a rescue & rehab near you so that if you come across any more you can get them seen to.
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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2010, 08:13:58 PM »
I can assure you they were quite alright, I was exaggerating to tell a funny story. They were sleeping under a hedge a few metres away from where I was standing. I know exactly where to find help for hedgehogs in my area and would have called if there was a problem  :)
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2010, 04:46:08 PM »
Back on topic....

we've recycled a new dog for guerrilla gardening distraction purposes, an official decoy, if you will...


beside 1-3 of 7 wallflowers planted last Sunday morning


beside 4-6 of 7 wallflowers planted on Sunday morning
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2010, 03:25:08 PM »
These wallflowers are coming on, in fact are better looking than these pics demonstrate. I need to get newer pics.

4-7


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« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2010, 12:05:03 PM »
All wallflowers in Reply 9+10 killed by weed whackers....1737
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« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2010, 10:31:29 PM »
Sadly it's not always weed killer that destroys....



This oak tree was planted in March.

Then one day a dog uprooted the tree and bit the bark off; we replanted the tree but I don't think it will survive....



...does anybody else have this problem in their city?
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cannonsblazing

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« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2010, 03:48:25 PM »
@ flower43

Some sickos in my town (Malm?, Sweden) toss their figting dogs up in trees to train their jaws, resulting in damaged trees and damaged dogs.
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tampopo

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« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2010, 08:39:03 PM »
got ANOTHER query as to GGD1. odd, after all these months...

tis not only dogs or local authorities that break trees...

they spent millions on social housing, 'n' landscaping...

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« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2011, 06:51:19 PM »
RIP guerrilla gardening dog 1   :(

Anyway, I cut back the wallflowers and put some tulips (reduced, on sale) in. Included in the photo is a tip to start a mini frog pond, in an attempt to control my slug and snail problem......


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« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2011, 06:28:56 PM »
they came out nicely



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« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2011, 04:19:50 PM »
with my best gardening dungarees on,(padded knees, the best thing ever) I planted out a few self seeded wallflowers to this location. The originals, which had survived, have gone to seed, so here's hoping..... ;D


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tampopo

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« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2011, 01:11:30 PM »
Guerrilla Gardening Dog 2 died at the end of last month.

he joined GGD1 at the end of the garden.
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« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2012, 09:47:33 AM »
Quote from: cannonsblazing on March 22, 2010, 03:20:36 PM
I had two hedgehogs accompanying me on a sunny afternoon last autumn, in the playground where I have my main flowerbed. But mainly they were just lying among the flowers, basking in the sun. Lazy bastards, I had to do all the digging myself...
Very amusing. Some people (hedgehogs) are quite content to let somebody else do it.

Quote from: tampopo on April 13, 2010, 04:46:08 PM
we've recycled a new dog for guerrilla gardening distraction purposes, an official decoy, if you will...

That's a good idea. My dog would certainly stop folk asking me questions about my digging. Normally I can't dig in the garden without him joining in.
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« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2012, 04:13:05 PM »

Quote from: tampopo on April 13, 2010, 04:46:08 PM
we've recycled a new dog for guerrilla gardening distraction purposes, an official decoy, if you will...

That's a good idea. My dog would certainly stop folk asking me questions about my digging. Normally I can't dig in the garden without him joining in.
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exactly, the perfect decoy, so they are. Away with yeh!!!
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« Reply #21 on: February 09, 2012, 02:47:16 PM »
Not only have the wallflowers survived, they have really come on better than I expected.



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« Reply #22 on: March 29, 2012, 07:40:23 PM »
This thread  has been somewhat sidetracked by wallflowers and such...but the dog was with me when I planted them, and his original home was barely a cocked leg from the location!!!!  ;)



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« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2013, 08:24:18 PM »
Well,

a little update,  accompanied by Guerrilla Gardening Dog III, the wallflowers are doing well...




then she says, "enough already, just take the stupid photograph and lets go smell something"!!!!!!!



And then I saw this!!!!  ;D



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