Flowerbeds and planters.......
Traditionally the English (in particular) are supposed to be very fond of gardening.Somehow (and I suspect this began in late Victorian times) this fondness has become incorporated into what is considered 'civic pride'.So when you visit a town or a city, you can expect to see formal flowerbeds, planters and even hanging baskets around the city centre (and particularly around the local council offices, in my experience). This is, of course, in addition to the formals gardens and flower beds which are a feature of most town/city parks. Even roundabouts have floral displays, sometimes sponsored by local firms.I'm not fond of regimented displays of plants, personally, nor of our annual 'bedding plants' which are set out in May/June and then uprooted and disposed of in September. But there is no doubt that such displays do add colour to what (in many cases) is a concrete desert under a grey...
