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[commodorified]

Paper bags
Black earth
Compost or manure.
Assorted drought-and-neglect tolerant wildflower seed mixtures.
Sharpies

To each bag, add one scoop black earth, one small scoop compost or manure, and a hearty shake of seed mix. Shake, or stir, contents thoroughly. Fold down bag tops carefully, decorate with appropriate illustrations and quotations, and distribute with love to nearby untended vacant lots, taking care to weigh the bags down with small rocks.

As the rains come and the bags disintegrate the seeds will, with the blessing, germinate and sprout.

Comments

[mmegaera]

One of these days I really need to buy some flower seeds in bulk and go do this in the septic field behind my condo (which is visible from my upstairs windows). Right now it doesn't look bad (it's mostly feral grass and buttercups that get mowed twice a year by the landscape guys), but it really could use some bachelor's buttons, forgetmenots, and maybe some calendulas, all of which seed themselves with abandon in my garden [g]. Oh, and sweet alyssum, so the summer breeze would smell terrific.