THE WAYWARD PLANTS REGISTRY

                
                    THE WAYWARD PLANTS REGISTRY

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Tag your flickr photos waywardplants ... A Garden of Unwanted Plants
The Halfway Home for Wayward Plants has taken in unwanted plants from Liz Christy Community Garden (LES, the oldest in NYC), Floyd Bennett Community Garden (The largest in NY state, in an old airfield in Flatbush, Brooklyn), Clinton Community Garden (Hell's Kitchen), The 6th and B Garden (East Village), Green Guerillas (NYC), Gardens of the Urban Nutrition Initiative (Philly). Thanks to the Green Guerillas (NYC) and to La Plaza Cultural, (The garden started by Gordon Matta Clark), for protecting the waywards in their greenhouse. The Halfway Home for Wayward Plants is a friend of The Institute for Infinitely Small Things.

A WAYWARD PLANT, commonly referred to as a WEED, is the generic term for a plant growing where it is not wanted. Whether non-native, unsightly, invasive, high-maintenance, surplus or withering, weeds are uprooted and abandoned, pulled from the earth as urban castaways. But wayward plants are truly in the eye of the beholder. While dandelions are imperfect blips on manicured lawns, they inspire a childlike whimsy, both as gold coins scattered on the ground and blown wishes on puffs of seeds. The Halfway Home for Wayward Plants sees the value of each individual plant, and works to bring out the full potential of their beauty and meaning.