Fabulous Flowers, on Bridge Street, had a magnificent display outside their shop when they prepared to open after the lockdown. Now there is a smaller outside display and the magnificent blooms are inside.
Over the road is Roysse Court, and then a little further along the Market Place.
Sue Stevens had a letter printed in the Abingdon Herald today praising the red, white, and blue flower beds around the Market Place, and Roysse Court, which she says are ‘very apt for VE Day year’.
The square planters elsewhere around the town centre, with the name Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council on the side, were planted later than usual but now have a variety of colours.
The formal beds in the Abbey Gardens are the work of the Vale of White Horse District Council parks department.
Along Stratton Way there are a couple of red and orange beds, and one in between with cooler pastel colours.
Despite the pandemic, the Town Council and VWHDC District Council and contractors have created some fine floral displays. What is different in 2020 is that the Town Council have no hanging baskets round the Market Place or planters along the river. They do take a lot of water.
It does brighten the area up.
As ever, wonderful work by the gardening department…they should be very proud!
Bright and beautiful, and environmentally sensible not to have hanging baskets. Thank you Town Council and VWHDC, and Backstreeter for more lovely photos.
I’d also like to thank a certain man (whose name I don’t know) presumably employed by the Town Council who is regularly to be seen in the town centre, good naturedly picking up the endless stream of dropped litter, despite the good supply of litter bins everywhere. He does sterling work.
Stunning
Wot, no Daniel?
I’m not allowed to say it as it upsets Flamingo Lane.
Always beautiful flowers everywhere..a big thank you to all involved!