From the Root: The garden on the sidewalk, a global trend that is starting to be seen in Argentina as well

In many cities around the world, sidewalks are ceasing to be just a transit space and are becoming lively, fertile, and communal places. Gardens that emerge from the back of houses to occupy the street, flower beds that fill with aromatic plants, dwarf fruit trees, and native flowers, and neighbors who stop to look, chat, or take a leaf of arugula. The same scene appeared at Vir Escribano's Nest House, located in a neighborhood designed under permaculture principles. There, the garden unfolds directly on the sidewalk: a small green corridor where fruit trees, aromatic plants, and native plants coexist. The space does not delimit an "inside" and an "outside"; it invites you to pass by, smell, touch, and take what you need. The idea, as Escribano explains in a talk for De Raíz, was born in a simple way. While they were setting up some flower beds in front of the house, they noticed that the north orientation was perfect for cultivation. The proposal then emerged to install the ...