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This blog was contributed by Design Channel Assistant Lydia Slavutin

Some people think of graffiti as vandalism, I am not one of those people. The pioneering era of graffiti took place between 1969-1974. It began on the streets of Philadelphia as message-latent artistic expression by political activists and, notoriously, as territorial markings for gang members. What was once, and still sometimes is, considered defamation of property, is challenged by this:

Anna Garforth's The Mossberger Project is a two-week global initiative in Stockholm, Tallin, New York, Amsterdam and London. The above picture is of the eco-friendly graffiti currently on display at London's Clissold Park. It takes a new approach to leaving a mark, albeit temporary, in an age where artists are more environmentally conscious than ever before.

Garforth used a mixture of natural yogurt and sugar to get the moss to cling to the bricks.

The poem is written by Garforth's friend Eleanor Stevens, and will be featured in four parts.

Next time someone suggests that graffiti has no redeeming value, suggest that take a look at the new trend of Eco Graffiti.