Rotterdamse Stokroostegel
Because of climate change cities are getting warmer. To stay cool places like Rotterdam need more vegetation, so I started a City Flower project in 2010. The chosen candidate is Alcea Rosea, a plant with large green leaves and abundant colorful flowers. The mission is to introduce 50.000 extra Alcea Rosea plants in the streets of Rotterdam within the coming three years. To realize this I have developed a special paving stone. The stone is casted in concrete and contains an open space through which the plant can grow, three holes, a logo and a soft surface gentle to gardeners hands. Three small bamboo sticks are placed in these holes to protect the young plant, two large ones are placed to prevent the plant from bending. Through subsidiary funding of the municipality, a reintegration programme and cooperation with city residents, 250 stones have been placed in a small neighbourhood. The logo is made of thirty-six dots being the exact amount of seeds in each Alcea Rosea seed pod.
Jul 19, 2010
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