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Uncle Mick

15-06-2007 12:26

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It seems like a good idea, brighten Broadway up and all that but they do look a little unfinished.

panther

15-06-2007 12:33

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seen them going to town today, theres some at the bottom of rhydding street in ossy, and co-op, then in town, to me they look like they have just plonked em there!:(
they would look better if they arranged them better, but i cant help wondering how long it will be before they are destroyed!:rolleyes:

Margaret Pilkington

15-06-2007 12:45

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There are some on Barnes Sq. in Clayton...they are black plastic, but full of very pretty begonias.....in a variety of shades.
Recently someone dug up plants from mercer park and stole them......so i wonder how long these will last. It is really sad to be so cynical.

Ianto.W.

15-06-2007 12:46

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Yes they are unfinished, I thought of e mailing PB about getting some would be 'graffiti' artist to practice on these black containers, the idea is good but the containers could do with brightening up. Surely it would be a good exercise for schools to have a competition for the best decorated container.

Gayle

15-06-2007 12:49

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 435375)

seen them going to town today, theres some at the bottom of rhydding street in ossy, and co-op, then in town, to me they look like they have just plonked em there!:(

I thought exactly the same. Perhaps the delivery van has just brought them and someone's going to come along later and position them. :D

PS. I'm not being negative about the idea of putting planters there - I think it's a good one, I like the idea of brightening up the area with more flowers and as planters go they look quite nice.

WillowTheWhisp

15-06-2007 13:34

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They do seem to be just plonked haphazardly all over the place don't they? I love the idea of flora in the town but these just seem to be big and ugly and there is no relationship between them and their location.

In fact my first thought as I kept seeing them everywhere I turned was that it seemed like a scene from a surreal episode of Dr. Who 'The Invasion of the Black Plastic Planters!'

The three round the cog wheel look particularly incongruous.

The different ones in Church Street remind me of some we had donkeys years ago - they couldn't have dug them out again and painted them black could they?

Just took these quick snaps with a rather manky camera phone.

panther

15-06-2007 13:40

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 435399)

In fact my first thought as I kept seeing them everywhere I turned was that it seemed like a scene from a surreal episode of Dr. Who 'The Invasion of the Black Plastic Planters!'
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LOL.....i said the same thing willow!!:D
invasion in accy!! expecting to see something climb out in a bit!! like war of the worlds!

Gayle

15-06-2007 16:17

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Don't blink! What ever you do, don't blink!

***Mr D***

15-06-2007 16:28

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The have also put 3 in the little seating place at the top of blackburn road.

Must of ran out of other spaces.:D

magpie

15-06-2007 16:49

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be nice if they did not get damaged, but I fear they will:

katex

15-06-2007 18:25

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Originally Posted by magpie (Post 435440)

be nice if they did not get damaged, but I fear they will:

Well, as discussed previously, will just have to keep putting them back again 'til vandals get tired of doing it !!! If I see anyone touching them in Clayton, will get the benefit of my anger I can tell ya'.

A little warning somewhere on the planters, that abusers will be fined £50 (or whatever) on the spot, as litter droppers, with no exceptions. Every little helps.

garinda

15-06-2007 18:41

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I've seen the ones in Ossy, and they look great.

Well done HBC!:D

panther

15-06-2007 18:54

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Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 435427)

Don't blink! What ever you do, don't blink!

was wondering what on earth you was on about, then it clicked!!.........LOL:p

mallard

15-06-2007 19:20

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I must a gree with with you in what you say it dose look nice but how long for before it get,s damage or broken with the yob,s .

lindsay ormerod

15-06-2007 21:29

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I think they look great and add a much needed splash of colour ! they are too big to be nicked as well ! At last the council gets something right ,let's see if they remember to water them !:banjump:

WillowTheWhisp

15-06-2007 21:41

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In principle it's a good idea but I'm still wondering if they are going to be re-arranged more artistically. The three round the cog seem to overpower it somewhat. The big square bases just look so ........ well, big ....... and square!

blazey

15-06-2007 22:17

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I get the feeling they'll be planted into concrete containers. On the bright side theyre a bit too heavy for someone to just come along and steal for their garden!

Wynonie Harris

15-06-2007 22:25

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Originally Posted by Ianto.W. (Post 435380)

I reckon they should have 'Accrington & Districts' and the respective coats-of-arms on them!

WillowTheWhisp

15-06-2007 22:47

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Maybe they are supposed to have a logo painted on but just waiting pending the outcome of the debate about the name change.

I still think they look a bit bottom heavy and out of proportion.

I wonder how much they cost :D

andrewb

15-06-2007 22:58

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I thought they looked really good! I was going to take a photo on my way home about half an hour ago, but I realised somebody would have already posted it and looky here, somebody has! :D

Well done!

katex

16-06-2007 10:27

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 435553)

I'm with you a little on this Willow, but don't wish to critisize too heavily, be thankful for small mercies I say .. although not that small.

Makes me think of when I wear too heavy a patterned dress, always feel it wears me rather than me wearing it. As with the planters does have a feeling that the planters are the main display and the lovely flowers just an appendage. Perhaps the flowers will grow more, however, and become bigger than their holders .. don't know much about plants so can't say.

SPUGGIE J

16-06-2007 10:45

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After viewing the pics I wonder if the person who planed this was sober at the time. It does need to be more artistic and the other worry I have is how long before they are "vandalized" by the local "unappreciative" elements?

It is a good idea in theory but like most theories on smartening up Accy it seems a bit of an afterthought. Whether is any overkill apart from the plastic we will have to wait and see but unless the plants do bloom large it going to look weird.

cashman

16-06-2007 12:31

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod (Post 435547)

I think they look great and add a much needed splash of colour ! they are too big to be nicked as well ! At last the council gets something right ,let's see if they remember to water them !:banjump:

think the ideas good, the big black boxes bad,they aint too big to be vandalised though lindsey! credit for the attempt, kick up the ass for the choice.:rolleyes:

WillowTheWhisp

16-06-2007 14:31

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I noticed a similar one at Intack on my way to Blackburn this morning - the difference with this one though is that the big black chunky base is broken up with a gold trim and the Blackburn 'bee' emblem which makes it look much more like a finished item rather than the inner container of something that our council never got round to buying.

However, as somebody suggested to me HBC can hardly put a Hyndburn design on them if it's wanting to change the name to Accrington & District, nor can it jump the gun and put an A&D design on them! :D

WillowTheWhisp

16-06-2007 15:37

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Here's just a quick example of how not to place planters.

The paving in front of the market hall has a coloured pattern to it. Now I know the planters are placed in an artistic format as in one it a 2 tier planter, one is a 3 tier planter and one is a 4 tier planter but would it have been impossible to put the middle one in the middle and the other two equidistant from it? The guidelines are right there on the ground with the coloured block of paving - one each side and one in the middle would have been simple enough surely but they manage to get the one on the left just creeping onto the red brick effect and the one on the right well outside of it with the middle planter closer to the left of centre!

The one between the market hall and town hall doesn't seem to have any relationship to the pavement it is placed on either. They would look so much better if they were just positioned better.

garinda

16-06-2007 15:53

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The ones in Ossy aren't as grand as the ones in Accy. They are made out of the same plastic as the old bins used to be.

Still I suppose the 'and Districts' got the cheaper ones, with the more expensive ones going to Accrington.:D

WillowTheWhisp

16-06-2007 15:56

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Did your Ossy ones come from Derbyshire? The big Accyones came from Derbyshire. I must try to get a better look at the ones in Church Street next week.

garinda

16-06-2007 16:03

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 435726)

Did your Ossy ones come from Derbyshire? The big Accyones came from Derbyshire. I must try to get a better look at the ones in Church Street next week.

I didn't stop for a proper look, it was pouring down.

I'll have a better look soon.

garinda

19-06-2007 15:06

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I saw the ones in Accrington today, and they look very nice.

I know where you're coming from with the placing of them Willow. The three outside the front door of the Market Hall, are particularly aggravating. There is even a guide with the fancy block paving, yet they still aren't placed symmetrically, one is out by about ten inches. I was half tempted to get my back behind it and shove it into place!:D

The Devil is in the detail...but over all, very beautiful.:)

WillowTheWhisp

19-06-2007 15:23

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I was half tempted to get my back behind it and shove it into place!:D

That's exactly how I felt! :D I think it's a Capricorn trait.

Margaret Pilkington

19-06-2007 16:37

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When I went into town early yesterday morning, the planters outside Boots had had many of the plants ripped out of the planter and thrown on the floor...there was also a fine assortment of rubbish where the plants should have been......in the planter.
Today there was a council workman replacing the vandalised plants.

WillowTheWhisp

19-06-2007 16:39

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:mad: Why can't they leave things alone?! The vandals I mean, not the council workers.

Lilly

19-06-2007 16:42

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Frustrating isn't it? Mindless vandalism.:mad:

Margaret Pilkington

19-06-2007 16:42

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Because these people cannot abide to see something that will brighten up the lives of the rest of us....they must have deprived backgounds and feel that we should be deprived too......OK...I'll get off the soapbox now and give someone else a chance.

mani	19-06-2007 16:43

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they do need a spray paint or something

***Mr D***

19-06-2007 16:49

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 437354)

Sad to say this.

But Im not supprised. CCTV?

katex

19-06-2007 19:09

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 437354)

Today there was a council workman replacing the vandalised plants.

Good .. keep replacing them over and over again, but heavy fines for anyone committing just a dastardly act, PEOPLE OF ACCY UNITE AND REPORT ANY SUCH GOINGS ON .. :mad:

Think the ones in Clayton have now grown a little and are looking much more colourful ....:D

lindsay ormerod

19-06-2007 19:29

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We at Boots are onto the little scrote who did the mindless act of vandalism ! We know who you are ! We have great cctv footage of your face as you threw the plants into our doorway and we have passed it onto the police ! Oh and btw have you nothing better to do at 3:23 am on a sunday morning ???

katex

19-06-2007 19:42

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod (Post 437711)

Excellent .. let's hope there will be a result.

Hope the council will pressurise the police in taking some sort of action !

Gayle

19-06-2007 20:20

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Another one has mysteriously appeared at the bottom of Rhyddings St. I'm still hoping someone comes along and positions them a little more artistically.

Again - A for effort, E for execution

WillowTheWhisp

19-06-2007 20:21

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Oh nice one Lindsay. :)

Margaret Pilkington

19-06-2007 21:15

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod (Post 437711)

I'm really pleased to hear that Lindsay....when they catch the person repsonsible he should be chained to the planter and we should be able to pelt him with conny muck....any that missed would do the plants good.

katex

19-06-2007 21:17

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod (Post 437711)

Hey, will they be able to put it in that new thingy in the Observer where they show a picture from CCTV of the perpetrator for identification .. know not as serious crime as others, well, sort of, isn't it. Sure they will get lots of reactions.

Margaret, what's conny muck ?

Margaret Pilkington

19-06-2007 21:24

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horse feathers.....manure, fertilizer...sh.....you know the stuff you put on rhubarb to make it grow.
Katex, I can't believe you've never heard it called conny muck

katex

19-06-2007 21:32

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 437795)

horse feathers.....manure, fertilizer...sh.....you know the stuff you put on rhubarb to make it grow.
Katex, I can't believe you've never heard it called conny muck

Actually no, probaby 'cause never had a garden when I was young, so know very little about the sh..'s of this world (well, fertilizer types anyway) ... :D

WillowTheWhisp

20-06-2007 18:50

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They have been re-arranged!

The ones in front of the Market Hall look much better now. I think the ones from in front of Boots have been moved further up Broadway and they all do seem to be better placed now.

I took a few more pics this afternoon.

MargaretR

20-06-2007 19:05

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 438307)

That looks much better - quite like them now - It would have been easier to position them BEFORE they were filled -perhaps the Parks Dept read Accy Web and noticed our comments.

garinda

20-06-2007 20:20

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They look much better.;)

Uncle Mick

20-06-2007 20:23

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It looked to me that they wanted them in place before the carnival weekend, so they were just dumped by the workmen. I`m glad they are sorting them out now, now sort out the little **** who vandalise them.

garinda

20-06-2007 20:25

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Any vandals caught damaging them should be made to dress up as Bill and Ben, and have to water them all with a little pink watering can.

Stanaccy

20-06-2007 21:35

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 438365)

Any vandals caught damaging them should be made to dress up as Bill and Ben, and have to water them all with a little pink watering can.

Yeah with pink fluffy slippers :D

Got to say the ones outside Mercer Hall in Harwood look really good. (I do realise the irony of me praising an act by a tory council BTW :D).

WillowTheWhisp

20-06-2007 21:40

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Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 438314)

That looks much better - quite like them now - It would have been easier to position them BEFORE they were filled -perhaps the Parks Dept read Accy Web and noticed our comments.

That thought actually crossed my mind too.

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 438365)

Any vandals caught damaging them should be made to dress up as Bill and Ben, and have to water them all with a little pink watering can.

Now that would be poetic justice. :D I would love to see it.

AccyMad

21-06-2007 09:12

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 438307)

Yes but were they re-arranged or did they re-arrange themselves, I was in town the other day when one mysteriously appeared behind me when I'm sure it wasn't there a few minutes before! :rolleyes:

cashman

21-06-2007 09:18

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gotta say they look much better now, love rindys idea for the scumbags.:D

WillowTheWhisp

21-06-2007 09:25

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Originally Posted by AccyMad (Post 438505)

Yes but were they re-arranged or did they re-arrange themselves, I was in town the other day when one mysteriously appeared behind me when I'm sure it wasn't there a few minutes before! :rolleyes:

Well we did say we thought it looked like an episode of Dr. Who when they first appeared. :D

panther

22-06-2007 10:01

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well it said in todays abserver that the planters have already been vandalised!!
knew it wouldnt be long!

WillowTheWhisp

22-06-2007 11:23

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Were they referring to the episode outside Boots? One of those in Church Street looks like it has had some plants removed.

panther

22-06-2007 12:56

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it says the "flower towers on broadway, the pots where all over the place"

Lolly

22-06-2007 13:02

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Have seen the ones in Ossy now. I like the ones at the bottom of Rhyddings Street, but the ones at the Co-op look like they've been dumped, I like things symmetrical!! lol. But maybe they're doing what they did with Accy and will reposition them in a few days??

panther

22-06-2007 13:04

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Originally Posted by Lolly (Post 439082)

But maybe they're doing what they did with Accy and will reposition them in a few days??

kids will do that for em:rolleyes::D

WillowTheWhisp

22-06-2007 15:35

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Originally Posted by panther (Post 439076)

it says the "flower towers on broadway, the pots where all over the place"

:mad: I hope they catch the culprits. It makes my blood boil when things like that are done.

garinda

23-06-2007 15:43

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Even more flower towers and hanging baskets have appeared in Accrington. They looked really fantastic today

Again, well done.:)

WillowTheWhisp

23-06-2007 16:23

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It's looking lovely now isn't it?

I noticed the ones in Huncoat (not sure how old they are) look more in proportion as they have smaller bottoms and also a bit of a gold band and the wording "Huncoat in Bloom" not to mention a nice plaque with a coat of arms. They look so much more finished off than plain black.

However, having said that the big black chunky ones are growing on me too now.

Doug	23-06-2007 19:04

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I spent a couple of hours over in accy today and was impressed by the site of the Roundabout and the baskets and planters, I also thought that Broadway look good with the gates, planters and pennants. The only down side was the litter down Broadway.

Question; If Mez could be spotted flicking a fag end out of her car window and fined for it, Why the hell are people allowed to litter Broadway without challenge, that goes for people gobbing in the street as well. Come HBC, you do have something to be proud of: now get your bloody act together.

Wynonie Harris

23-06-2007 19:19

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 439500)

not to mention a nice plaque with a coat of arms.

Come the revolution, that coat-of-arms will have to go! :D

WillowTheWhisp

23-06-2007 20:28

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We've just seen the ones round the war memorial in Ossy. They are like the ones in Church Street. It looks very colourful there.

shillelagh

25-06-2007 17:59

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Just watching the north west news on bbc - a picture of a hyndburn worker watering the hanging baskets in town - today!!!! After all the rain we've had today do they really need it?

panther

25-06-2007 18:42

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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 440054)

Just watching the north west news on bbc - a picture of a hyndburn worker watering the hanging baskets in town - today!!!! After all the rain we've had today do they really need it?

probably all for the camera:rolleyes:

WillowTheWhisp

26-06-2007 13:34

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They were having a laugh at that on Radio Lancashire this morning.

garinda

26-06-2007 13:49

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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 440054)

Just watching the north west news on bbc - a picture of a hyndburn worker watering the hanging baskets in town - today!!!! After all the rain we've had today do they really need it?

Suprsingly hanging baskets should be watered everyday, whatever the weather.

The surface of the baskets is so small, cosidering how many plants are in there, that very little rainfall gets through all the foliage, no matter how much it rains. Plus they need more water than plants in the ground because there's more evaporation.:)

katex

11-08-2007 09:52

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Aren't they looking gorgeous now then !! Even the hanging baskets ..:D

garinda

11-08-2007 10:14

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 458897)

Aren't they looking gorgeous now then !! Even the hanging baskets ..:D

They do. Well done HBC.

See, praise were praise is due.:D

MargaretR

11-08-2007 10:28

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 458900)

They do. Well done HBC.

See, praise were praise is due.:D

The real credit should go to the workers in the 'Parks and Gardens' dept, who are the ones who got their hands dirty doing it, for low pay.

katex

11-08-2007 10:34

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Originally Posted by [email protected] (Post 458904)

The real credit should go to the workers in the 'Parks and Gardens' dept, who are the ones who got their hands dirty doing it, for low pay.

Margaret ... you such a grouch sometimes .... :D

Aren't the 'Parks and Gardens' dept. part of HBC though.

MargaretR

11-08-2007 10:51

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 458908)

Margaret ... you such a grouch sometimes .... :D

Aren't the 'Parks and Gardens' dept. part of HBC though.

I didn't think that was 'grouchy' - just wanted to let the people who actually did it get some credit for it :confused:

Liam	11-08-2007 10:55

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they supposed to brighten up broadway? they are big black plastic containers with cheap flowers in, real good way to brighten up braodway dont you think?

katex

11-08-2007 11:00

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Originally Posted by Liam (Post 458921)

they supposed to brighten up broadway? they are big black plastic containers with cheap flowers in, real good way to brighten up braodway dont you think?

Now they have grown I think they look really pretty Liam and covering up most of the container, not sure of the cost of flowers, however, look good to me. Haven't seen the ones on Broadway recently, but certainly the ones in Clayton and Ossy are great.

Didn't approve of the white paint someone had sprayed on a lampost on Barnes Square, but the flowers appear to be untouched at the moment by vandals.

Liam	11-08-2007 11:04

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they look very out of place, just look like they've been dumped off a lorry onto the street, i remember accy had those smart wooden one's afew years ago. now they looked good.

SPUGGIE J

11-08-2007 14:03

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I had a gander when down and though the flowers looked lovely the containers were to say the least cheap nasty and plain. A bit of colour on them would be nice because come winter they will look terrible and sad.

katex

11-08-2007 14:08

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J (Post 458982)

Could be right Spuggie . will just have to wait and see what they will do with them during the winter.. maybe there are plants in there that will survive it; maybe they will replant with winter plants, or perhaps take them away for storage until the Spring. Perhaps they are disposable ??.. lots of options. :confused:

SPUGGIE J

11-08-2007 14:26

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Hope they do have something in over the winter. Its dreary enough then without large black boxes making it work. Mind you that would require planning which is not a skill that HBC seem to have for these matters.:o

garinda

11-08-2007 15:16

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Originally Posted by Liam (Post 458921)

they are big black plastic containers with cheap flowers in

The flowers certainly aren't cheap. I sat and looked at them this afternoon. Retail price, which I presume wouldn't be the case for purchasing so many, would be a couple of hundred pounds per tower.

They look great, and the plants are covering the plastic nicely. The Petunias in particular look amazing.

(Jonh Farrer please note. More praise for the council.);)

garinda

11-08-2007 15:19

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I too wondered what's going to happen to them in the winter. All the bedding plants in them now will be killed off by the frost.

Ivies, cyclamens, and winter flowering pansies would survive, but you are going to see more of the black containers.

SPUGGIE J

11-08-2007 15:51

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Since G has mentioned winter flowers anyone else got any thoughts on what could go in??

garinda

11-08-2007 15:59

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J (Post 459063)

Since G has mentioned winter flowers anyone else got any thoughts on what could go in??

There isn't much you can plant over winter. There certainly aren't many hanging plants that will grow down the towers.

Besides the ivy, cyclamen, and pansies I mentioned earlier, you can also plant heathers and ornamental cabbages, without fear of them being killed by the frost.

SPUGGIE J

11-08-2007 16:21

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Heather now there is an idea as they have different colours now. :D

katex

20-10-2007 11:15

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J (Post 458998)

They have now all gone away this week for the Winter .. well, have from Clayton, presume the rest of the Borough. Thought they still had some shelf life left meself. Looks bare now .. hope they return in the Spring.

Maybe, they are planning some extra Christmas lights ? They could look really lovely down Barnes Street/Pickup Street/Sparth Road.

garinda

20-10-2007 11:54

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 483190)

Is Accrington no longer a 'Floral Market Town' then?

First the market disappears down the plug hole, and now the planters.

mez	20-10-2007 12:40

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i really like ornimental cabbage they can sometimes "make" a display .

katex

20-10-2007 13:05

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Originally Posted by mez (Post 483208)

i really like ornimental cabbage they can sometimes "make" a display .

What's she on about ? Never heard of these .. :confused:

Lilly

20-10-2007 13:07

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 483219)

What's she on about ?.. :confused:

God knows......ornamental cabbage?..:confused:

MargaretR

20-10-2007 13:11

Re: Town Centre Planters

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 483219)

What's she on about ? Never heard of these .. :confused:

If they are edible they wouldn't be there for long :)

WillowTheWhisp

20-10-2007 14:33

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Can't believe you've never heard of ornamental cabbage!

The planters will come back next spring according to PB.

MargaretR

20-10-2007 14:36

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I have heard of them but never eaten one -found this to see what they look like - decorative and edible :D

Lilly

20-10-2007 14:38

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Great if you get the munchies after a night out in Accy LOL . :D

MargaretR

20-10-2007 14:39

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Market traders could raid them for broth mix

WillowTheWhisp

20-10-2007 14:40

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Slugs love em! ;)

MargaretR

20-10-2007 14:44

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 483254)

Slugs love em! ;)

A bit of protein in the broth then :eek:

garinda

20-10-2007 15:35

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Originally Posted by garinda (Post 459082)

Ornamental cabbages, for those of you who wouldn't know your Percy Throwers from your Gaye Searches.;)

http://imagebank.ipcmedia.com/imageB...2e1722d72e.jpg

http://www.summersnursery.com/images...Ornamental.jpg

garinda

17-08-2012 21:01

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It's depressing seeing the seemingly ever increasing number of empty shops in Accrington.

However, the town does look beautiful in summer.

The flower towers genuinely do have a huge visual impact, throughout the area.

Well done to whoever's responsible for still making good use of them.

They do brighten up a visit to the town, and they are appreciated.

:daisy::):daisy:

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