
Tiny Forests Take Root Across U.S. Neighborhoods
A 50-year-old Japanese planting method developed by botanist Akira Miyawaki is transforming vacant lots, schoolyards, and parking strips across the United States, with neighbors gathering on weekends to plant dense, self-sustaining miniforests. The approach skips natural forest succession by mixing climax species with their supporting plants, creating ecosystems in decades rather than centuries.
















