Thousands of Public Gardens for London 2012

Leading up to the 2012 Olympics, a group in London is taking advantage of stalled building projects to create 2,012 public gardens in the city before the sporting event.

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August 20, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

"Partially fuelled by hugely over-subscribed allotment spaces across the UK, the initiative is bringing more gardening sites to frustrated would-be gardeners seeking a space to nurture budding green-fingers."

Gardens at more than 1,200 sites have been chosen and at least partially created so far.

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