Circular Logic: Roundabouts and Traffic Circles Are for More Than Just Calming Traffic. They're Also a Perfect Opportunity to Beautify the Neighborhood ? With the Right Plants, That Is.
Oct. 4--Here's a gardening challenge: You have a space to plant, in full sun, with exposure to wind, cold and pollution. There's no water. Nothing may grow too tall, but it's physically risky to weed and prune. And above all, it needs to be pretty -- to the dozens of people who see it every day, it symbolizes your neighborhood.
We're talking about the roundabout, and its smaller cousin, the traffic circle. As traffic-calming devices, they've been around Tacoma and surrounding communities since the 1980s, and since then, folks have realized what a challenge they pose to plants.
So if you have a circle that needs fixing, or might be getting one soon, read on.
3 comments:
We have a lot of roundabout here in our place and you're right it should be designed with flowers and plants so it will calm motorists. Roundabouts are really sometimes annoying and a good view will lessen the boredom.
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What an excellent idea in incorporating garden design into the neighborhood.
I am concerned with the visual impairment that high growing plant cause. Maybe sedums would be the best choice and low growinng pernials that do not require a lot of maintanance.
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