LANDSCAPE SERVICES
Lossiemouth, Moray Firth, Scotland
EUROFLOR URBAN
MEADOWS
From the north of Scotland to the
south east of England, Euroflor
has been colouring the British
countryside and providing food for
pollinating insects.
Moray Council
Lossiemouth, Scotland
At the height of the holiday season,
Euroflor urban flower seeds were
sown on the esplanade overlooking
the seafront at Lossiemouth and
transformed the area with a riot of
colour for all to enjoy.
Grant Speed, Lands & Parks
Department said, “We were keen
to see how the wildflower mixes
would grow in the Scottish climate
as the esplanade has the distinction
of being the most northerly in the
country. This type of display has
advantages over the flower beds
that we used to have in that, it is
low cost, takes only a few minutes
to sow the seed and once the seed
germinates the flowers take care of
themselves.”
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Lossiemouth councillor John Cowe
commented, “the displays were a
welcome innovation, all the more
so since they were low cost and
required little maintenance. That
is obviously a major consideration
given the council’s financial
position,” he said. “Sowing
wildflowers to brighten up their
own areas is maybe something that
local community groups could think
about for next season.”
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Broxtowe Borough Council,
Nottinghamshire
“As a Council we needed to find
ways of saving money and reducing
our carbon footprint”, commented
Hugh Turrell, Technical Horticultural
Assistant. “From this starting point,
we looked at more effective ways of
managing our seasonal bedding to
save money and, more importantly,
to improve the local environment.
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