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Banyards Distributes Containers With 18,000 Flowers Around Salisbury |
8th Jun 2006 |
Salisbury
has bloomed with thousands of flowers distributed around the city.
Horticultural company Banyards was awarded a floral contract by the district council again this year to supply containers holding over 18,000 flowers around the city centre. The two-week installation began on June 5.
A team of up to eight men at one time spent two weeks installing the displays, starting as earlier as 3am some days to avoid traffic congestion.
Now two men are maintaining the flowers each evening and night until the end of September when the containers will be taken back to by Banyards' base at Horton Heath, near Wimborne.
Among railing displays and hanging baskets are huge metal flower 'towers' up to two metres-high which are bursting with colours in a spiral effect.
The floral displays are found on roundabouts, railings, shop fronts, an industrial estate, in the market place and at various key focal points in the city.
To discover the best way to keep the flowers in bloom for as long as possible, Banyards' staff worked closely with Reg Williams, parks manager for Salisbury District Council, and his team over the last four years to find the best combination of baskets styles, composts and plants.
Banyards' operations director Allan Flippance said: "The floral displays combine well with the thousands of other flowers in the bedding displays at park sites across the city, which were carried by Salisbury Commercial Services."
Picture: Banyards' operations director Allan Flippance with the flower towers before shipping to Salisbury city centre
