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The Parks and Gardens, under the Department of Administration Modernization, Urban Quality and Participation, has planted more than five hundred sunflowers in Murcia three green areas in order to bring the city horticultural plants.

Councilman Modernization, Urban Quality and Participation, Jose Guillen explained that "this initiative innovative is a way to make possible to contemplate emblematic areas of Murcia elements not often see in cities. So we alternate ornamentals with other little conventional like sunflowers ".

Specifically, these specimens have been planted in flower beds of the Plaza Santa Isabel de Murcia, in the round fountain that adorns the garden of the Malecon and in the garden of Huerto Ferrer.

Councilman Jose Guillen announced that "it will continue also innovating in the decoration of our streets, squares and gardens.

Later this month also close to a thousand cabbages, spinach, cabbage and lettuce in Garden Ferrer will be planted in the Plaza de Santa Isabel and in the garden of Floridablanca.

According to Councilman Modernization "ornamental horticulture and fruit growing inside her or xeriscape bring out in our gardens so important for Murcia as the garden or water saving values ​​seeking the greatest possible authenticity, reducing species exo' policies and using auto'ctonas species. "

"We are committed because our gardens are environmentally sustainable, contributing to the maintenance of biodiversity, which este'n integrated in the territory, favoring urban nature, which serve to increase environmental sensibilizacio'n promoting the development of resources (especially water), and awareness of our environment and respect for nature, "continued Guillen.

The mayor concluded by saying that "we use the Mediterranean plant, seasonal and xerojardineri'a using species with low water needs, fruit or herbs that, in addition to these requirements, they also increase welfare in our parks and gardens for their essences. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia