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30th December 2024
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Border plants
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1. How much do you spend annually on annual border plants and how much do you spend on perennials? Can you break it down for the last three years please?
We have been advised by our Place Clienting, Cleaner and Greener Department that costs are not available.
2. How many tonnes of flowers are discarded each year? Can you break it down for the last three years please?
We have been advised by our Place Clienting, Cleaner and Greener Department, that we are unable to provide the weight of discarded border plants.
3. What happens to them?
Annual border plants are removed from the site and disposed of. Once perennials have stopped flowering the stems are cut as part of the grass cutting route
4. Do you use weedkiller? Or an organic alternative?
a) If so, how much do you spend on weedkiller each year? Can you break it down annually please?
Yes, we use weedkiller, see below cost breakdown:
2023 - £5,602.93
2024 - £2562.87
2025 - £2724.16
