Frankfurt, Germany
In Europe, people live pretty small, which means in the city... it's apartment living. You are lucky if you have some space to grow flowers, and that's usually on your balcony, if you even have one of those.
After first arriving, we were out walking and I saw all this land that looked like it might be where "traveler/gypsy" type people might live. The only reason I thought this was because it looked like some of these plots had little cabins on them.
Well... as I've come to learn, the city actually leases this land out, so that the locals can have a place to do their gardening and relaxation. Majority of the gardens are fenced in and have locks on the gates, so unless you actually own a garden, you can't get in. You can walk around the outsides of them, which is what I do when out walking with Hollis.
So, as mentioned, spring has arrived and so have the people! There has been lots of garden tending, the ground is being cultivated, the flowers are coming up, people are putting in their vegetables and other fun plants. You can walk through and see people having wine parties with a few friends, old couples snoozing on lawn chairs in their little paradise, or people just enjoying the day weeding and planting their plots. Most of the plots have some sort of shed or building, so it could be a tool shed, to a little party patio.
It's nice to see the area transforming with spring. Here's some of the gardens that are a short walk from our house. I tried taking the pictures over the barbed gates, so you get a better feel.
This is for all my green thumbed friends and family...
