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Green in public space is a necessity but it is also expensive for municipalities to maintain. Functional green it is called, I call it ‘weesgroen’ or orphaned green. In my hometown Rotterdam artist Olivier Scheffer is active as ‘wildsnoeier’ or wild pruner. 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