tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post205420563803964356..comments2021-01-06T09:01:35.548+00:00Comments on Garden Monkey's Book Flange: Blog Book NewsThe Garden Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05125185191272530338noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-26804585166900463812008-07-14T23:18:00.000+01:002008-07-14T23:18:00.000+01:00Yummmm - an offer of cake, irrisistible. AND a tou...Yummmm - an offer of cake, irrisistible. AND a tour round Kew - when can I come round?VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-71435920788042332132008-07-14T08:55:00.000+01:002008-07-14T08:55:00.000+01:00Wow, what a fine offer.Wow, what a fine offer.The Garden Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125185191272530338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-16117056235312362162008-07-13T23:24:00.000+01:002008-07-13T23:24:00.000+01:00I totally forgot to say that I will do for anyone ...I totally forgot to say that I will do for anyone who wants to go on a field trip to Kew <BR/>the bookshop, cake at my house and a free guided tour to all the best seasonal things at Kew. At the moment I am boning up on trees as we are having year of the tree. Personally I would be having Year of the Origin of Species but surprisingly, it's not actually up to me.emmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-34596158805839328992008-07-12T21:16:00.000+01:002008-07-12T21:16:00.000+01:00I did the BBC a disservice - they not only feature...I did the BBC a disservice - they not only featured the Guerilla Garden, but interviewed Richard as well. More power too his elbow!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-71989642631130035972008-07-11T18:17:00.000+01:002008-07-11T18:17:00.000+01:00I'm starting to feel left out now. I may just star...I'm starting to feel left out now. <BR/><BR/>I may just start pretending I am writing a book.The Garden Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125185191272530338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-66715673171883646072008-07-11T18:15:00.000+01:002008-07-11T18:15:00.000+01:00FYI I am still writing my PhD thesis book on garde...FYI I am still writing my PhD thesis book on gardens and the Victorian imagination - I think that's mmmm 15 years now. Pretty much done, except for all the work and writing and stuff.emmathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914805260939907394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-83681613103334023582008-07-10T22:32:00.000+01:002008-07-10T22:32:00.000+01:00Crumbs - you got really riled didn't you? Well don...Crumbs - you got really riled didn't you? Well done! Don't you think because it was a New Statesman article it was going to be negative anyway, because a positive piece would be seen as condoning guerilla gardening? I think the same may happen with the BBC's Hampton Court coverage too - not a whiff of the Guerilla Garden tonight :(<BR/><BR/>I love Richard's well put response to the review. And the fact that the author (I can't say her name because I'm so annoyed) could only respond to the correction that he still has a day job as an ad man speaks volumes about her competence as a journalist. She should take a leaf out of Emma's book and actually add to the debate, not ignore it.<BR/><BR/>I'm off out planting primroses tomorrow on the public land next door as a mark of solidarity. And in broad daylight too!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-58338817798800387132008-07-10T22:02:00.000+01:002008-07-10T22:02:00.000+01:00I hadn't seen this title, and I'll pay some attent...I hadn't seen this title, and I'll pay some attention to seeking it out. We were in touch with (and posted a podcast of our talk today) Erik Knutzen of Homegrown Evolution. We talked a bit about guerilla gardening. His book covers the field a bit, while also covering some stuff that he and his co-author do around the house. It's called Urban Homestead and it's well worth checking out if you haven't seen it already. I hadn't seen a review on the site, but there is a good chance I didn't check hard enough. Take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467969039516590016.post-53436798729356701462008-07-10T21:32:00.000+01:002008-07-10T21:32:00.000+01:00I think Flange members need a field trip to Kew ri...I think Flange members need a field trip to Kew right now. Doesn't it look just perfect?<BR/><BR/>I also like the idea of a bookshop opening for me by appointment, so I can pretend the whole thing belongs to me!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.com