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Urban Beautification

03 Wednesday Sep 2014

Posted by periwinkleporte in design, environment, inspiration

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city, Denver, Downtown Denver Business Improvement District, flowers, greenery, landscape, planters, urban

I immediately think of buildings, restaurants, traffic, concrete and rushing people when I hear the words “city” or “downtown”. The nice thing about Denver’s downtown is that, while it contains all these recognizable pieces of the urban jungle – it also provides respite from them with the placement of plants and nature in different ways throughout the city. Often times, it’s the restaurants themselves that add foliage to entice customers and enhance their patio dining experience. We also talked about Denver’s program for businesses to purchase planters before. This year the rise of a designated Garden Block has not escaped our notice, and we applaud the efforts to beautify our surroundings with color and nature.

According to Downtown Denver’s website the Downtown Denver Garden Block on 16th Street between Curtis and Champa is a living landscape in the heart of Downtown, giving visitors, residents and employees a place to gather and enjoy the urban scene. We think the Botanic Gardens say it best when they call the Garden Block “a catalytic project for the revitalization and continued success of Denver’s premier public space.”

Thanks to the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District and Denver Botanic Gardens for their partnership to create an inviting urban landscape for those of us who live, work and play downtown. We appreciate it!

A few examples of the lovely urban greenery:

Fun Floral Bike
“I always notice flowers.” ― Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol’s Party Book
15th Street
“Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity.” ― John Ruskin
On the Millennium Bridge
“People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.” ― Iris Murdoch
15th & Blake Intersection
“A person who takes a concrete place and convert it into a garden of flowers is a real magician!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan
By the Millennium Bridge
“Flowers have the greatest talent in converting an ordinary place into a magical palace!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan
Garden Block
“Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes.” ― Clare Ansberry, The Women of Troy Hill: The Back-Fence Virtues of Faith and Friendship
Brightness
“I must have flowers, always, and always.” ― Claude Monet

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More than just pretty flowers.

14 Wednesday Aug 2013

Posted by periwinkleporte in design, environment

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Business improvement district, Denver, Downtown Denver, Downtown Denver Business Improvement District, Flowerpot, Pedestrian

The Downtown Denver Business Improvement District (BID) invests in trees, flower planters, streetscape enhancement to create an inviting pedestrian environment. While many of the enhancements are focused on the 16th Street walking mall, BID partners with property owners and the city to turn our community into an inviting destination. Their efforts are particularly noticeable along California Street between 14th and 17th; Larimer Street between 15th and 17th; and 14th Street. In addition to these projects, BID has placed 350 flower pots on streets off the 16th Street Mall. Property owners help fund the capital cost of the planters, while BID commits to planting and maintaining them. We so appreciate the efforts of BID and love that they are giving attention to pedestrians, bicyclists and nature in our urban environment.  We are thrilled to be a part of the beautification of our fair city and hope the planter in front of our office enhances the experience. We know we love it!

Flower Pot

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