Street gardening in Prague: Autumn is ideal, but an agreement is important
So far, the weather offers enough moisture in the form of precipitation, there is certainly no danger of any tropical temperatures above 30 degrees, and at the same time there is no time when there is a strong frost. Under many trees in the city, you can see a cared-for rebuke stripped of leaves like fresh clay. Although the city does not systematically monitor “street gardening” data, according to Zuzana Křížková, spokesperson for Prague 3, there are about fifty of these places in the “troika”.
“Employees of the Department of Green Administration and Investments in cooperation with employees of the company Technické správy komunikací hl. m Prahy, as monitor the adjusted rebate on the territory of the city district of Prague 3, and in the event that the rebate is inappropriately modified, the author’s modifications are called for redress, “Zuzana Křížková granted Blesk. Students of landscape architecture at the FA ČVUT also deal with the topic of rebates. On the website created by them, one will find a map with marked trees and guerrilla beds.
Those interested in street gardening are trying to carry out plantings on land that is managed and owned by someone else. “First of all, it’s important to agree with the owner and administrator of the area right at the beginning,” Vít Hofman, a spokesman for the municipality. This legalizes the entire activity and at the same time solves the errors associated with planting and maintenance.
Aesthetics with ecology
Street gardening is a positive activity of residents who are not indifferent to the appearance of their surroundings. “From the point of view of the ecology of the city as a whole, it is not so much a response, but in combination with other vegetation elements it helps to improve specific places and can increase their biodiversity, “ informs Hofman. It depends on what species the gardener decides to plant. The garden can be seasonal when using annuals, but also more permanent when planting perennials and small shrubs.
Growing from A to Z
Mr. Jan was led to the city’s gardening by the lack of greenery, flowers and joy in the gray streets of Prague. “I miss the touch of nature in the city. We have to use every free space to create a piece of forest under the windows of apartment buildings. “ I think. First, one must choose a suitable rebate to take care of. purchases horticultural substrate and seedlings or seeds. The first step is to prepare the place for betting. Jan picks up his cigarette butts and rubbish in a bag, sets the stones aside. He pours the substrate on the loosened surface, plants the seeds and wateres them.
“Usually it takes me about an hour to adjust the rebate and plant the plants. But when a person wants to build a flower bed with a wooden box, the whole process takes longer, “Jan. You don’t run into much power at work, but trouble comes in the form of night drunks and vandals. “I don’t understand why anyone needs to destroy a flower bed that you care about and that is enjoyed by passers-by.” concludes Jan.
What to watch out for
However, the city district of Prague 3 is asking for adherence to specific principles. Those interested in beautifying the streets should primarily choose younger tree with the largest possible rebate. Flowers and small shrubs can plant. It is also possible to remove the original substrate and add it to the gardening to a height of about five centimeters. Enthusiasts must be careful not to damage the trunk of the tree or its roots. It must not be planted in a new rebate and it is forbidden to attach to a tree.
Enthusiasts in Prague create mini gardens: Neighbors thank them for that. (2017) Michaela Lišková
The gardeners won with the rebates
Author: Jan Dařílek