IF you go down to Prince’s Street, you’ll notice the results of the huge collaborative effort that’s gone into revamping four flower beds outside the Brandon Hotel, led by  Tralee Tidy Towns volunteers.

The flower bed enhancement, which has been part-funded by the Tidy Towns Ireland  Department of Rural and Community Development Pobal grant and the Kerry County Council Community Support Fund, commenced last month when Tralee Tidy Towns volunteers and students from the CBS The Green students helped to prepare the beds.

The Kerry County Council Tralee MD team added some topsoil and provided mulch and volunteers from Kerry Group HQ helped out the Tralee Tidy Towns team to plant the flowers last week with support from garden and landscape designer Anita Barber who designed the flower beds and the Brandon Hotel who assisted with irrigation.

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Tralee Tidy Towns Chair, Brendan O’Brien said: “We’re very proud of this project that saw a diverse set of stakeholders come together to improve the appearance of Prince’s St and enhance the area for pollinators. A lot of the plants included in the design are pollinator-friendly like Verbena and Lavender and they will provide food sources for bees and butterflies as they establish, as well as improving the look and feel of the area”

A Kerry Group representative said; “Kerry Group is proud to support the excellent work of Tralee Tidy Towns and look forward to continuing our valuable partnership in the future.”

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