Released 30/07/2019
It’s happening again; Civic and Braddon’s flower displays are getting a refresh for the new season and the community is invited to extend the life of the existing plants at the City Renewal Authority’s plant giveaway tomorrow.
The plant giveaway helps make way for the planter boxes to be refreshed with new varieties of ornamental flowers and foliage to reflect the upcoming changing season. Approximately 1,000 plants will be available, with the aim for all of them to be replanted by the community.
City Renewal Authority chief executive Malcolm Snow said the flower displays have been popular amongst the community and businesses, and bring colour to the city precinct’s public spaces.
“These particular flower displays have been installed in several of our public spaces in Civic and Braddon since August 2018, and along with our new street furniture, games and street trees, bring greenery and beauty to these spaces for the community to enjoy,” Mr Snow said.
“As winter progresses and spring approaches, we refresh our flower displays with more seasonal varieties, but we don’t want the existing plants to go to waste. We want them to go to good homes where they will be enjoyed by the community in their own gardens and balconies.”
Plants that will be on offer in the giveaway include varieties of Salvia (Mirage, Leucantha Velour Mix), Nandina (Citylights), Arctotis (Safari Daises), Diascia (Picadilly, Little Dreamer) and Dianthus (Super Parfait, Everlast) among others.
The community is invited to attend the plant giveaway tomorrow (Wednesday 31 July) at 12.30pm across three different locations:
- Latin American Plaza (corner of Marcus Clarke and Rimmer streets) in Civic;
- The corner of Lonsdale and Elouera streets in Braddon; and
- Petrie Plaza (near Bunda Street) in Civic.
A limit of four plants per person will apply so that everyone has a chance to pick something up. By spreading the giveaway across three different locations, members of the public in Civic and Braddon can access the giveaway more easily and from a location most convenient to them.
The flower displays are an initiative of the City Renewal Authority, made possible through the City Centre Marketing and Improvements Levy.
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