Council / Public Planting
Posted: 19 Feb 2008 12:16
I am looking for suggestions and start a debate.
Council planting in the Public realm, like parks, streets, housing estates etc can have huge impact on a persons enjoyment or disappointment of local public spaces. Some parks and streets are given special attention for awards and tourism. But what about everyone else, the local people. Council planting out with special areas can be seen as boring, harsh and empty of interest. The planting suffers from, lack of imagination, napalm weed killing, lack of resources, unskilled workers (due to budget cuts), harsh pruning, root disturbance with excessive soil clearance and hierarchical management rather than local evolution and ownership.
As a concerned designer in the Public sector, trying to give the public exciting planting can be extremely difficult. Would your members have suggestions of strong exciting planting that could withstand and spread in the harsh environment of the public sector.
Council planting in the Public realm, like parks, streets, housing estates etc can have huge impact on a persons enjoyment or disappointment of local public spaces. Some parks and streets are given special attention for awards and tourism. But what about everyone else, the local people. Council planting out with special areas can be seen as boring, harsh and empty of interest. The planting suffers from, lack of imagination, napalm weed killing, lack of resources, unskilled workers (due to budget cuts), harsh pruning, root disturbance with excessive soil clearance and hierarchical management rather than local evolution and ownership.
As a concerned designer in the Public sector, trying to give the public exciting planting can be extremely difficult. Would your members have suggestions of strong exciting planting that could withstand and spread in the harsh environment of the public sector.