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In the garden with Ron Finley

Ron Finley, a.k.a. the Gangsta Gardener, surveys the edible garden he created out of an Olympic-sized pool in his South Los Angeles home.

Ron Finley, a.k.a. the Gangsta Gardener, surveys the edible garden he created out of an Olympic-sized pool in his South Los Angeles home.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Ron Finley, the Gangsta Gardener

Ron Finley’s garden at his South Los Angeles home includes artichokes, chard, flowering celery, Mexican marigolds, Red Russian kale and mint.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Berries grow in Ron Finley's garden.

Berries grow in Ron Finley’s garden at his South Los Angeles property.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

The backyard includes an Olympic-sized swimming pool full of plants and murals by one of Finley's so

Ron Finley’s backyard is filled with plants, including the Olympic-sized pool that features murals created by his sons.

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Ron Finley, the Gangsta Gardener

Ron Finley’s plant-strewn property in South Los Angeles is a welcome oasis from the traffic and noise of nearby Exposition Boulevard.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Ron Finley, the Gangsta Gardener

Ron Finley puts a shopping cart to good use in his plant-filled backyard.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Ron Finley, the Gangsta Gardener

A banana branch hangs from a tree at Ron Finley’s garden in South Los Angeles.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Ron Finley, the Gangsta Gardener

Earthworms help nourish the soil at Ron Finley’s garden.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Ron Finley, in the garden that became a global mission.

“People ask me what my inspiration is, and I tell them: I woke up this morning,” says Ron Finley, a.k.a. the Gangsta Gardener.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Ron Finley, the Gangsta Gardener

Ron Finley’s garden in South Los Angeles includes artful touches like murals painted by his sons.

  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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