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Benidorm is making progress in the landscaping restoration of the Poniente promenade with the installation of artificial grass and new plantations

 

González de Zárate reminds us that “we are working to ensure that this area offers the best possible image”

 

The Department of Parks and Gardens of Benidorm City Council has resumed the restoration and renovation work on the Poniente promenade that had been halted during the summer so as not to affect pedestrian traffic in the area. Now, according to councillor José Ramón González de Zárate, all the landscaping on the promenade that began to be planted before the summer is being reviewed, as well as the new drip irrigation system.

The councillor also indicated that work is also being done on the islets of the promenade itself by placing decorative artificial grass with a height of 25 millimetres on a concrete base "which greatly improves and protects the appearance of the promenade". 

The areas where the existing plants have dried up or are damaged due to being stepped on are also being reinforced. “Little by little we will finish the work so that this walk, one of the most emblematic, can offer its best image” said the councillor, who also asked residents and visitors “to avoid stepping on the planted areas because there are many areas of passage and a lot of money has been invested to offer a feeling of freshness and colour on the walk”.

To mark the restoration of the gardens, the City Council launched an awareness campaign, as a significant part of the plants had deteriorated due to the frequent passage of people through areas not designated for this purpose. The campaign coincided with the start of the garden restoration work, which involved an investment of more than 48,000 euros.

González de Zárate has reiterated the need to undertake this investment “to restore the area and replace many units of various plants, as well as to recover and increase the beauty of the Paseo de Poniente by introducing a greater number of plant elements”. Thus, the species that began to be planted and are now being resumed are 3,000 units of rosemary (romero postrata), 500 of olivilla (teucrium fructicans), 2,500 units of lantana (lantana sellowiana) and 80 of Chinese orange blossom (Phytosporum tobira) and lavender specimens.

On the other hand, work is also being done on changing the drip irrigation system by removing the polyethylene pipes and replacing them with 16-millimetre self-compensating, self-cleaning and heat-sealed pipes that are of higher quality and better able to withstand the flow and pressure of the irrigation water. The councillor stated that “it is essential to keep the area in perfect condition, as the wear and tear caused by the passage of personnel is very high”.