Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Flowers inside skateboard planter on 7th Street destroyed


[Reader photo from April]

Back in April, a small bed of flowers inside a tree guard made out of skateboard decks on Seventh Street between Avenue A and Avenue B drew praise from neighbors.

Someone even took the time to leave a sign noting: "Thanks skateboard gardener! The flowers are awesome!"

Unfortunately, most of the flowers were destroyed. Per a reader: "Someone killed all the sunflowers and wildflowers planted in the skateboard planter [Monday] night."







We even heard from the Skateboard Gardener, who said: "Very frustrated people couldn’t leave them alone to grow."

And here are some photos of the plot coming to life earlier this year...





Previously on EV Grieve:
Props for the Skateboard Gardener of 7th Street
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 13, 2018 at 11:42 AM

    This is why we can't have nice things! There's always some jerk who will destroy it all, perhaps the same people who treat the park like a trash can.

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  2. boxyseanJune 13, 2018 at 1:25 PM

    Dear skateboard gardener
    I'm so saddened for your loss
    May they bloom again

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  3. AnonymousJune 13, 2018 at 1:42 PM

    Animals around every corner in this city. Lack of parenting.

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  4. MarjorieJune 13, 2018 at 6:27 PM

    Thank you so much for your sweetness, Skateboard Gardener. I hope these flowers get to grow tall.

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  5. AnonymousJune 14, 2018 at 11:13 AM

    What a shame. I was walking past a young woman who was tending to the broken pots. Many people are disrespectful, rude and have too much time on their hands.

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