Wildflowers in the urban setting
I couldn't resist this article that has a play it forward element to it.
Alex Pearl
"Sowing Wildflowers Across Los Angeles as Hyperlocal Public Art," Allison Meier, Hyperallergic
So while Wildflowering L.A. is an act of urban beautification, it’s also meant to be an experience of art intervention that is immediately accessible and incredibly local. “It really has to do with making work where people live,” Haeg said. Even the source of the work as an art project is invisible in way, with just the official-looking wooden signs proclaiming “WILDFLOWERING LA” with the site number, seed mix, and website indicating it is on an artistic platform.
Los Angeles can seem like a city without seasons, especially with much of its non-local landscaping heavily watered year-round (the drought did call for some wildflower watering, but it was incredibly minimal). Haeg said that “a big part of the project is just paying attention to the unique cycles in seasons that we have in Los Angeles.” The wildflowers grow gradually with the winter rains, flourish in spring, and then become dormant in summer. Wildflowering L.A. also highlighted the radically different microclimates of the city, from its beaches to hills, inspired by Reyner Banham’s 1971 book Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies.
Alex Pearl
"Sowing Wildflowers Across Los Angeles as Hyperlocal Public Art," Allison Meier, Hyperallergic
So while Wildflowering L.A. is an act of urban beautification, it’s also meant to be an experience of art intervention that is immediately accessible and incredibly local. “It really has to do with making work where people live,” Haeg said. Even the source of the work as an art project is invisible in way, with just the official-looking wooden signs proclaiming “WILDFLOWERING LA” with the site number, seed mix, and website indicating it is on an artistic platform.
Los Angeles can seem like a city without seasons, especially with much of its non-local landscaping heavily watered year-round (the drought did call for some wildflower watering, but it was incredibly minimal). Haeg said that “a big part of the project is just paying attention to the unique cycles in seasons that we have in Los Angeles.” The wildflowers grow gradually with the winter rains, flourish in spring, and then become dormant in summer. Wildflowering L.A. also highlighted the radically different microclimates of the city, from its beaches to hills, inspired by Reyner Banham’s 1971 book Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies.
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