The new cycle and pathway along the Royal Canal at North Strand, Dublin.
I was blown away recently when passing a verge along the roadside in Dublin filled with an explosion of different flowering plants. Tall elegant flowers pushed their colourful heads above mixed grasses. When the sun hit them they were stunning. They were in flower in late September, when I photographed them. So beautiful.
Flowering beds along the roadside near Ratoath Bridge on Royal Canal.
We must congratulate Dublin City Council for their latest planting plan. These colourful beds popping up all over the city are a joy to behold. A spectacular example can be seen at the Dart station in Kilbarack - worth travelling to, just to see it in flower.
An array of spectacular colour along the roadside.
Fingal County Council are planting similar flowering plants along roadsides too. These colourful flowers are havens for bumble and honey bees as well as an array of insects and butterflies. It lifts my heart to see them. They look like wild flowering meadows although some of the flowers are more garden stock than naturally wild. Nevertheless they are a sight for sore eyes.
New Parklet at Arbour Hill, Dublin, at the rear of Collins Baracks.
Another great innovation appearing all over the city of Dublin are the new Parklets. These little parks are about two meters wide and can be up to ten meters along the foot path. They are deep enough to plant trees as well as shrubs and flowering plants. They are surrounded by quaint bockety picket fences that gives them a timeless feel. They certainly enrich an area. Check them out on James Joyce Street in Dublin where they have been planted with lovely birch trees. The parklets in the photographs are behind the National Museum, Collins Barracks.
The colour! The colour! How beautiful.
These are such a simple and effective way to make our streets safer and more beautiful. Well done to Dublin City Council and the people involved in the planning and installation.
Close up of flowering plants inside the ‘bockety’ picket fence.
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