Tomorrow’s Environment Committee will be asked for approval to spend £100,000 of the Environment Department’s budget on public open space improvements across the city. In Broughty Ferry the following measures are proposed:
The large conifer hedge at the car park in Queen Street is to be reduced in height to approximately 7 ft.
At Castle Green there will be a redesign of the floral scheme to incorporate some sustainable plantings while reducing the bedding costs. The design will be in the shape of a dolphin.
There will also be a redesign of the bedding areas at Windmill Garden while retaining the wonderful colour within the area. The privet hedge will also be reduced in height allowing people to see into the garden from outside.
Some of the tired looking rose beds at Orchar Park are to be removed and replanted with sustainable plants which will reduce the maintenance costs.
Some substantial pruning will be carried out on the public footpath running from Inchkeith Avenue to Balmossie Street.
In north Barnhill some overgrown shrub areas will be removed and replanted or grassed over.
