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		jhgb on March 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We can do better than “same, but electric” When I visited my step-grandmother in (then) West Germany in the 1980s, she had a private yard, despite living in an apartment tower...in the middle of Frankfurt. Apparently such allotments are common in Germany, even in cities.

collegeburner on March 29, 2022 [–]

I'm curious how this would work? I imagine it would have to be smalla and fenced in, and still everybody could see in from above.

jhgb on March 29, 2022 | [–]

It's not a CIA black site. It's a garden. It works just fine even if people can see you from above.

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